@article {Cottin193, author = {Vincent Cottin and Bruno Crestani and Dominique Valeyre and Benoit Wallaert and Jacques Cadranel and Jean-Charles Dalphin and Philippe Delaval and Dominique Israel-Biet and Romain Kessler and Martine Reynaud-Gaubert and Bernard Aguilaniu and Benoit Bouquillon and Philippe Carr{\'e} and Claire Danel and Jean-Baptiste Faivre and Gilbert Ferretti and Nicolas Just and Serge Kouzan and Fran{\c c}ois Lebargy and Sylvain Marchand-Adam and Bruno Philippe and Gr{\'e}goire Pr{\'e}vot and Bruno Stach and Fran{\c c}oise Thivolet-B{\'e}jui and Jean-Fran{\c c}ois Cordier and the French National Reference Centre and the Network of Competence Centres for Rare Lung Diseases}, title = {Diagnosis and management of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: French practical guidelines}, volume = {23}, number = {132}, pages = {193--214}, year = {2014}, doi = {10.1183/09059180.00001814}, publisher = {European Respiratory Society}, abstract = {Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is the most frequent chronic idiopathic interstitial pneumonia in adults. The management of rare diseases in France has been organised by a national plan for rare diseases, which endorsed a network of expert centres for rare diseases throughout France. This article is an overview of the executive summary of the French guidelines for the management of IPF, an initiative that emanated from the French National Reference Centre and the Network of Regional Competence Centres for Rare Lung Diseases. This review aims at providing pulmonologists with a document that: 1) combines the current available evidence; 2) reviews practical modalities of diagnosis and management of IPF; and 3) is adapted to everyday medical practice. The French practical guidelines result from the combined efforts of a coordination committee, a writing committee and a multidisciplinary review panel, following recommendations from the Haute Autorit{\'e} de Sant{\'e}. All recommendations included in this article received at least 90\% agreement by the reviewing panel. Herein, we summarise the main conclusions and practical recommendations of the French guidelines.}, issn = {0905-9180}, URL = {https://err.ersjournals.com/content/23/132/193}, eprint = {https://err.ersjournals.com/content/23/132/193.full.pdf}, journal = {European Respiratory Review} }