Clinical-functional characteristics and risk of exacerbation and mortality among more symptomatic patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a retrospective cohort study.
Qing SongLing LinWei ChengXue-Shan LiYu-Qin ZengCong LiuMin-Hua DengDan LiuZhi-Ping YuXin LiLi-Bing MaYan ChenShan CaiAiyuan ZhouPublished in: BMJ open (2023)
More symptomatic COPD patients have worse outcomes. In addition, several independent risk factors for exacerbation and mortality were identified. Therefore, clinicians should be aware of these risk factors and take them into account during interventions.
Keyphrases
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- risk factors
- end stage renal disease
- cardiovascular events
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- physical activity
- type diabetes
- cardiovascular disease
- coronary artery disease
- intensive care unit
- patient reported outcomes
- air pollution
- weight loss
- respiratory failure