Tag: COPD
Dupilumab Reduces Exacerbations in Patients With COPD
Significant improvement also seen in lung function, quality of life, severity of COPD symptoms
Mucus Plugs Linked to Increased All-Cause Mortality in COPD
Increased hazard ratio for death seen with plugs in one or two and three or more versus zero lung segments
Preterm Birth Tied to Higher Risk for Obstructive Airway Disease in Adulthood
Higher risk extends to those born late preterm and early term, and infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia
CAPTURE Screening Tool Has High Specificity for Identifying COPD
Tool has sensitivity of 48.2 percent and specificity of 88.6 percent for identifying undiagnosed, clinically significant COPD
COPD Patients Have Lower Survival, Increased Costs After Surgery
Association between COPD and outcomes modified by frailty, cancer, and procedure type
Most Older Adults With COPD Are Doing Well Mentally
Being married, having a confidant associated with better mental health with COPD
Household Air Pollution Linked to Cardiac Autonomic Function in COPD
Improvements seen in RMSSD for participants with COPD randomly assigned to active air cleaner versus placebo
~10 Percent of Deaths Among Ever-Employed Linked to COPD in 2020
Industries with highest proportionate mortality ratios were mining, accommodation and food services, construction
Extended-Release Morphine Does Not Reduce Breathlessness in COPD
One week of extended-release morphine does not significantly reduce the intensity of worst breathlessness
Smaller Airway Lumen Sizes Seen in Women Versus Men
Among never smokers, women had lower airway lumen dimensions; women have narrower segmental lumen diameter among ever-smokers
