Clinical Factors Associated with an Increased Risk of Death at and During Hospitalization for an Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD) and for a Short Period after Discharge Ernesto Crisafulli, Veronica Alfieri, Antoni Torres, Alfredo Chetta ABSTRACT Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)Continue reading “Increased Risk of Death at and During Hospitalization for an Acute Exacerbation of COPD”
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One-year Mortality in COPD Exacerbation: The Effect of Physical Activity
One-year Mortality in COPD After an Exacerbation: The Effect of Physical Activity Changes During the Event (2016) Cristóbal Esteban , Susana Garcia-Gutierrez , Maria J Legarreta , Ane Anton-Ladislao , Nerea Gonzalez , Iratxe Lafuente , Nerea Fernandez de Larrea , Silvia Vidal , Marisa Bare , José M. Quintana , IRYSS -COPD group COPD: JournalContinue reading “One-year Mortality in COPD Exacerbation: The Effect of Physical Activity”
Response to pulmonary rehabilitation: toward personalised programmes? | European Respiratory Society – Linkis.com
Abstract Personalised pulmonary rehabilitation with multidimensional response profiling could aid efficiency and effectiveness http://ow.ly/TouTt Clinical practice should be based on the best scientific evidence, which does not always correspond to evidence-based medicine, involving guidelines, meta-analyses and protocols as a basis for clinical approach [1, 2]. There is no need of further randomised controlled trials (RCTs)Continue reading “Response to pulmonary rehabilitation: toward personalised programmes? | European Respiratory Society – Linkis.com”
Respiratory Qol Worse in Breathless Patients With COPD Than Cancer
Respiratory health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is worse in breathless COPD patients than in breathless cancer patients, researchers have found. Although breathlessness is common in patients with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and in patients with advanced cancers of all primary sites, little is known about the impact of breathlessness on HRQoL. Dr. MoragContinue reading “Respiratory Qol Worse in Breathless Patients With COPD Than Cancer”
Royal Brompton study finds innovative COPD treatment improves lung function – Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust
A study at Royal Brompton Hospital has found that using airway valves to treat people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can improve lung function and exercise capacity. It is estimated that more than three million people in the UK are living with COPD, an umbrella term for a collection of lung conditions including emphysemaContinue reading “Royal Brompton study finds innovative COPD treatment improves lung function – Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust”
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease linked with physical inactivity, says study
Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) suffer from decreased physical activity over time, a new research has revealed. According to scientists, `physical inactivity further worsens the breathing problem in the patients. COPD also known as chronic obstructive lung disease (COLD) is a type of obstructive lung disease that causes breathing problems including shortness ofContinue reading “Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease linked with physical inactivity, says study”
Study: Checklist ticks off days from COPD hospital stays
The study, the first to examine the impact of evidence-based checklists on patients with COPD, found that these patients spend less time in the hospital when their doctors manage their care by using a checklist of steps called order sets.As part of the study, investigator Samir Gupta, a pulmonologist at St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario,Continue reading “Study: Checklist ticks off days from COPD hospital stays”
Physical activity decreases over time at all levels of COPD severity, leading to further decline
Physical activity decreases substantially over time in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) at all levels of severity, according to a new study from researchers in Germany. This decline in physical activity is accompanied by a worsening of lung function and health status, and sustained physical inactivity is associated with progression of both exerciseContinue reading “Physical activity decreases over time at all levels of COPD severity, leading to further decline”
InMed Launches Study on Cannabis-Based COPD Therapy
InMed Pharmaceuticals is expanding its product line by initiating studies on a potential treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The clinical stage company specializes in the development of therapeutic options based on cannabis, and will launch a new program designed to discover and assess cannabinoid compounds able to treat COPD. InMed announced that its new program focused onContinue reading “InMed Launches Study on Cannabis-Based COPD Therapy”
Pulmonary rehabilitation ‘should include sleep assessment’
Researchers say that pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) programmes for patients with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) should include sleep assessment. The recommendation comes after the team, from UC San Diego in California, USA, found that the proportion of COPD patients referred for PR who had sleep disordered breathing was much higher than inContinue reading “Pulmonary rehabilitation ‘should include sleep assessment’”
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