| 6MWT |
6 minute walk test |
| BMI |
body mass index |
| BOLD |
Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease Initiative |
| CI |
confidence interval |
| COPD |
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| CT |
computed tomography |
| FEV |
forced expiratory volume |
| FVC |
forced vital capacity |
| GOLD |
Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease |
| GRADE |
Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation |
| HRQoL |
health-related quality of life |
| ICER |
incremental cost effectiveness ratio |
| IPG |
interventional procedure guidance |
| MCID |
minimum clinically important difference |
| MD |
mean difference |
| MDT |
multi-disciplinary team |
| mMRC |
modified Medical Research Council |
| NMA |
network meta-analysis |
| NR |
not reported |
| NS |
not significant |
| OR |
odds ratio |
| QALY |
quality adjusted life-years |
| RCT |
randomised controlled trial |
| RR |
relative risk/risk ratio |
| SGRQ |
Saint George’s Respiratory Questionnaire |
| SMD |
standardised mean difference |
| WMD |
weighted mean difference |
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