R138:	“Admission discharge and early discharge hospital-at-home programs are safe and effective and should be used as an alternative way of caring for those patients with exacerbations of COPD who would otherwise need to be admitted to or stay in hospital.” (GRADE A)2 (13)
R139:	“The multiprofessional team required to operate these schemes should include allied health professionals with experience in managing COPD, and may include nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, and generic health workers.” (GRADE D)3 (13)
R140:	“There are currently insufficient data to make firm recommendations about which patients with an exacerbation are most suited for hospital-at-home or early discharge. Patient selection should depend on the resources available and on the absence of factors associated with worse prognosis, for example, acidosis.” (GRADE D) (13)
R141:	“Patients’ preferences for treatment at home or in hospital should be considered.” (GRADE D) (13)