Acute respiratory exacerbations are major events associated with adverse health outcomes and significant healthcare expenditure across a range of chronic lung diseases. Identification of novel and effective strategies to improve the management of these events is crucial to facilitate adequate recovery and to mitigate the risk of relapse or hospital readmission. The pursuit of innovation has witnessed an array of clinical research activities including reviews of ‘traditional’ healthcare landscapes, evaluations of priority target areas, establishment of new professional and/or healthcare boundaries, and adaptations to existing healthcare pathways. This exciting, rapidly evolving landscape was the very genesis for this Chronic Respiratory Disease special collection entitled ‘Novel insights into acute exacerbations of chronic respiratory diseases’.

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慢性呼吸道疾病的急性加重：进展和机会。

急性呼吸道恶化是与不良健康结果相关的重大事件，并且是一系列慢性肺病中大量医疗保健支出的关联。确定新的有效策略以改善这些事件的管理对于促进充分康复并减轻复发或再次住院的风险至关重要。对创新的追求见证了一系列临床研究活动，包括对“传统”医疗保健格局的评论，对优先目标领域的评估，建立新的专业和/或医疗保健界限以及对现有医疗保健路径的适应。这种令人兴奋的，迅速发展的景观正是这种慢性呼吸系统疾病的起源 题为“对慢性呼吸道疾病急性加重的新发现”的特别收藏。