COPD

The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) found after a reaffirmation process that there was no net benefit to screening asymptomatic adults for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

A recent review found that home-based pulmonary rehab had comparable short-term benefits to outpatient pulmonary rehab, although the outcome quality was low.

A recent study found that patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are more likely to have coronary heart disease (CHD) compared with those without COPD.

A randomized controlled trial found that patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) needed less acute care when in peer support groups.

A recent study found that early use of a pulmonary rehabilitation program improved several measures of pulmonary function in patients with comorbid asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and obesity.

A recent study found that primary care physicians (PCPs) and pulmonologists differ in their treatment methods and reference to guidelines when treating patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

A recent study found that budesonide-based triple therapy was just as effective as fluticasone-based triple therapy, with less incidence of death and severe pneumonia.

A recent review found that factors influencing blood eosinophil stability, a potential biomarker for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), need further research.

A retrospective study found that chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was associated with postoperative pulmonary complications and longer length of stay (LOS) following lung cancer resection.

A small study conducted in Melbourne, Australia, found that older age and being from a culturally and linguistically diverse community were associated with less awareness of pulmonary rehabilitation among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

According to a recent study, patients with an exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have greater risks of both subsequent exacerbations and mortality.

A 6-month chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) care management collaborative helped reduce COPD-related revisits and save hospitals money.

A recent study found that higher temperatures were associated with worse breathing symptoms and low temperatures were associated with symptoms of bronchitis in participants with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

A study found that dementia was associated with patient mortality and length of stay when patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) were admitted to a hospital.

A recent study found that a nurse practitioner/community health worker intervention was a feasible and acceptable strategy for addressing how social determinants of health (SDOH) and comorbidities influence chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) self-management.

According to a recent review, digital technology can be used for COPD self-management, learning correct inhaler technique, and receiving care from health care professionals.

People who have both severe mental illness (SMI) and obstructive airways disease (OAD) experience extraordinary disability and isolation, which leads to a lack of access to care and increased use of urgent care.

A recent study found that community-dwelling older adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) were more likely to experience geriatric conditions.

Drugs targeting pulmonary arterial hypertension often do not have clinical or functional benefits, a meta-analysis shows, for patients with comorbid pulmonary (PH) hypertension/chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

The data largely align with outcomes in high-income countries, with male sex and people with low body weight at particular high risk of mortality.

Measures of metabolism and energy expenditure did not appear to be associated with brown adipose tissue activation in patients with emphysematous chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Many patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) do not believe their cases warrant emergency department care.

This new study from Spain investigated risk factors for COPD among individuals without a smoking history.

Patients with high eosinophil counts appeared to benefit from inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) therapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), while those with low counts did not.

However, the differences did not translate into an increased or decreased death rate among the cohort.

A small proportion of patients have symptoms of both asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. A new report suggests there might be an intermediate phenotype.

Two common models, the CURB-65 and BAP-65, had low predictive value in determining which patients with pneumonic chronic obstructive pulmonary disease would not survive.

Investigators analyzed 12 categories of workplace agents, but only the composite category of pesticides was found to be linked with developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

A lack of relationships with pulmonary rehabilitation providers and provider perceptions about patient acceptance serve as limiting factors, new research shows.

The screening tools were found to be feasible measurements and took just 7.6 minutes to complete on average.