Results 11 to 20 of about 140,049 (297)

Exacerbations of COPD

open access: yesInternational Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, 2016
Exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are defined as sustained worsening of a patient's condition beyond normal day-to-day variations that is acute in onset, and that may also require a change in medication and/or hospitalization.
David Finch   +4 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Prediction models for exacerbations in different COPD patient populations: comparing results of five large data sources

open access: yesInternational Journal of COPD, 2017
Martine Hoogendoorn,1 Talitha L Feenstra,2,3 Melinde Boland,1 Andrew H Briggs,4 Sixten Borg,5 Sven-Arne Jansson,6 Nancy A Risebrough,7 Julia F Slejko,8 Maureen PMH Rutten-van Mölken1 1Institute for Medical Technology Assessment (iMTA)/Erasmus ...
Hoogendoorn M   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Exacerbations, health status and sibling pair comparisons in severe Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Deficiency [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Deficiency (AATD) is a risk factor for the development of early-onset emphysema and airflow obstruction. The current work defines exacerbations, lung function and health status in these patients including sibling pairs.
Needham, Michelle
core   +7 more sources

Exacerbations of COPD [PDF]

open access: yesEuropean Respiratory Review, 2018
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third leading cause of death worldwide. While COPD is a mainly chronic disease, a substantial number of patients suffer from exacerbations. Severe exacerbations are related to a significantly worse survival outcome.
Christian Viniol, Claus F. Vogelmeier
openaire   +3 more sources

Acute Exacerbation of COPD

open access: yesJournal of Education and Teaching in Emergency Medicine, 2023
N ...
Pappas, Dominic, Vempati, Amrita
openaire   +4 more sources

Management and prevention of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations: a state of the art review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are important events in the natural history of this prevalent and devastating condition. This review provides a concise, state of the art summary on prevention and management of exacerbations.
Hurst, JR   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

Pulsed moxifloxacin for the prevention of exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomized controlled trial [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Background Acute exacerbations contribute to the morbidity and mortality associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This proof-of-concept study evaluates whether intermittent pulsed moxifloxacin treatment could reduce the frequency of ...
Jones, PW   +118 more
core   +1 more source

Treatment of pulmonary exacerbations in cystic fibrosis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Purpose of review This review will discuss the challenges of defining a pulmonary exacerbations in cystic fibrosis and the key pathogens, which contribute.
Nadig, Tejaswi   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Changes in plasma levels of B-type natriuretic peptide with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Background: Elevated plasma B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels and their association with heart failure have been reported in subjects with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD).
Oga, T   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Acute exacerbation of COPD [PDF]

open access: yesRespirology, 2016
AbstractThe literature of acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is fast expanding. This review focuses on several aspects of acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD) including epidemiology, diagnosis and management. COPD poses a major health and economic burden in the Asia‐Pacific region, as it does worldwide. Triggering factors
Fanny W. Ko   +6 more
openaire   +5 more sources

Home - About - Disclaimer - Privacy