Association of Upon-Diagnosis Blood Eosinophilic Count with Frequency and Severity of Annual Exacerbation in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Prospective Longitudinal Analysis.
Arda KianiFatemehsadat RahimiSiamak AfaghiMaryam PaatMohammad VarharamMehdi Kazempour DizajiMaryam DastoorpoorAtefeh AbediniPublished in: Canadian respiratory journal (2023)
Eosinophilia upon COPD diagnosis is a factor of recurrent AECOPDs. To reduce the risk of AECOPDs and the burden of disease, clinicians may consider inhaler corticosteroids and domiciliary oxygen with a lower threshold for eosinophilic-COPD patients regardless of their clinical status.
Keyphrases
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- lung function
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- palliative care
- peripheral blood
- intensive care unit
- chronic rhinosinusitis
- cross sectional
- patient reported outcomes
- air pollution
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- respiratory failure