Health-Related Quality of Life and Daily Physical Activity Level in Patients with COPD- a Cluster Analysis
Source : https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15412555.2022.2071244
Abstract Abstract Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may have a limited level of physical activity in daily life (PADL) and health-related quality of life (HRQOL). The interrelationships of...
Conclusions: To conclude, three phenotypes were found, with one indicating disproportionality between PADL and HRQOL.
Unsupervised Learning Identifies CT Measurements as Primary Drivers of Progression, Exacerbation, and Mortality in COPD
Source : https://www.atsjournals.org/doi/10.1513/AnnalsATS.202110-1127OC
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Conclusions: Unsupervised learning analysis of the COPDGene cohort reveals CT measurements may bolster patient stratification along the continuum of COPD phenotypes. Each of the disease axes also individually demonstrate prognostic potential, predictive of future FEV1 decline, exacerbation, and mortality.
Optimal cut-off value of serum procalcitonin in predicting bacterial infection induced acute exacerbation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A prospective observational study - PubMed
Source : https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35830291/
The serum PCT levels slightly increased in the majority of hospitalized patients with AECOPD compared with reference range. When PCT level was ≥0.08 ng/mL, AECOPD was more likely to be...
Low peak inspiratory flow rates are common among COPD | COPD
Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have difficulty breathing, and worsening of symptoms can require hospitalization. They are often discharged from the hospital and provided with medications delivered by...
Conclusion: Low PIF is common among patients hospitalized for AECOPD, relatively stable after hospital discharge, and associated with increased HRU.
Clinical characteristics, treatment persistence and outcomes among patients with COPD treated with single- or multiple-inhaler triple therapy: a retrospective analysis in Spain - PubMed
Source : https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35787391/
1 Pulmonology Unit, Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves, Granada, Spain;; CIBERES, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain. 2 Care Pharmacy, Madrid Health Service (SERMAS), Madrid, Spain. 3 AstraZeneca...
Interpretation: Patients initiating SITT had a clinically relevant improvement in persistence leading to reductions in mortality, incidence of exacerbations and healthcare resource use with consequent mean cost savings.