chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Effect of Early Intervention Applied to Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease at Different Stages

Issue:

Vol 1, Issue 2 (2014)

DOI:

10.7727/wimjopen.2013.325

Synopsis:

Early intervention could slow the decline of FEV1 and FEV1/FVC in patients with chronic obstructive disease (COPD) at stages I and II, and thus delay the progression of early COPD and improve their quality of life.

ABSTRACT

Objective: Early intervention in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) includes health education, smoking cessation, pulmonary rehabilitation and enhancing immunity (administration of influenza vaccine and polysaccharide nucleic acid fraction of bacillus Calmette-Guerin [BCG-PSN]). The effect of early intervention was investigated systematically in patients with COPD at different stages.

Received:

December 11, 2013

Revised:

March 12, 2014

Accepted:

March 17, 2014

PDF Attachment:

Lei et al--effect of early intervention in COPD.pdf

Journal Sections:

Original Articles

Keywords:

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

early intervention

FEV1

FEV1/FVC

forced expiratory volume in one second

forced vital capacity

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Gender Differences in the Clinical Manifestations and Prognosis of Patients Hospitalized with Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Issue:

Vol 1, Issue 1 (2014)

DOI:

10.7727/wimjopen.2013.250

Pages:

1–5

Synopsis:

There was statistical significance by gender for the first symptom at the beginning of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD), and the frequency of hypertension, diabetes and ischaemic heart disease was significantly greater in females. For patients hospitalized with AECOPD, gender was not an independent risk factor for short- or long-term prognosis.

ABSTRACT

Objective: To explore gender differences in the clinical manifestations of patients hospitalized with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD), and to find independent risk factors for their prognosis.

Received:

September 5, 2013

Accepted:

January 20, 2014

Published:

March 19, 2014

PDF Attachment:

Yu et al--Gender differences in AECOPD.pdf

Journal Sections:

Original Articles

Keywords:

Acute exacerbations