COPD (Acute Exacerbation)

Management of acute exacerbations of COPD.

Reviewed by Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MRCGP (General Practitioner)
Last reviewed: 21 October 2025
RespiratoryEmergency Medicine

Clinical Guidelines

CKS: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - Acute exacerbation
National
ERS Clinical Practice Guidelines for the management of COPD exacerbations
National
Management of COPD exacerbations: a European Respiratory Society guideline
National
NICE Clinical Knowledge Summary: Acute exacerbation of COPD
National
NICE guideline [NG114]: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (acute exacerbation)
National
NICE guideline [NG115]
National
Official ERS/ATS clinical practice guidelines: management of COPD exacerbations
National
COPD-X Plan: Guidelines for the management of COPD exacerbations
Local
European Respiratory Society guidelines on long-term home non-invasive ventilation for management of COPD
Local
Infectious Diseases Society of America/American Thoracic Society consensus guidelines on the management of community-acquired pneumonia in adults (includes AECOPD guidance)
Local
NICE guideline [NG114]: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (acute exacerbation): antimicrobial prescribing
Local