Aspiration and severe exacerbations in COPD: a prospective study.

Lydia CvejicNadine GuineyTiffany NicholsonKenneth K LauPaul FinlayKais HamzaChristian Robert OsadnikPaul LeongMartin MacDonaldPaul T KingPhilip G Bardin

Published in: ERJ open research (2021)

Prandial aspiration is detectable in a subset of patients with COPD and was predictive of subsequent severe AECOPD. Studies to examine if the association is causal are essential to direct strategies aimed at prevention of aspiration and AECOPD.

Keyphrases

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
ultrasound guided
lung function
early onset
cystic fibrosis
drug induced