Change in individual chronic obstructive pulmonary disease assessment test item scores after short-term bronchodilator therapy and its impact on exacerbation in treatment-naïve patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Bo-Guen KimSun Hye ShinHyun-Il GilSungmin ZoYunjoo ImJu Yeun SongChai Young LeeDanbee KangJuhee ChoHye Yoon ParkPublished in: Therapeutic advances in chronic disease (2022)
after bronchodilator therapy, fewer than half of the patients achieved meaningful improvement in CAT, and this group showed significantly lower development of exacerbation during follow-up.