Clinical Impact of Multidisciplinary Outpatient Care on Outcomes of Patients with COPD.
Sahar MansoorZaid ObaidaLorna BalloweAmanda R CampbellJames T PatrieTimothy D ByrumYun Michael ShimPublished in: International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (2020)
Our study demonstrates that IMDM can be potentially effective in a subgroup of COPD patients. In others precipitous drop in lung function, activity tolerance, and subjective symptoms seems inevitable with worsening BODE quartiles.
Keyphrases
- lung function
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- cystic fibrosis
- air pollution
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- healthcare
- palliative care
- quality improvement
- prognostic factors
- clinical trial
- metabolic syndrome
- patient reported outcomes
- randomized controlled trial
- type diabetes
- pain management
- depressive symptoms
- insulin resistance
- adipose tissue
- physical activity
- patient reported
- phase iii
- weight loss
- affordable care act