The Role of the Cumulative Illness Rating Scale (CIRS) in Estimating the Impact of Comorbidities on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Outcomes: A Pilot Study of the MACH (Multidimensional Approach for COPD and High Complexity) Study.
Domenico Di RaimondoEdoardo PireraChiara PintusRiccardo De RosaMartina ProfitaGaia MusiariGherardo SiscaroAntonino TuttolomondoPublished in: Journal of personalized medicine (2023)
Among patients with COPD, the comorbidity number and severity, as assessed by the CIRS score, influence the risk in moderate-to-severe exacerbations. The CIRS score also correlates with the severity of respiratory symptoms and lung function.