Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The rate of exacerbation was 46.8% in the group using metformin and 63% in the group not using metformin. The ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Hospitalization duration for a COPD exacerbation was ...

Pulmonary rehabilitation within 3 weeks of hospital discharge for COPD exacerbations improved exercise capacity and health-related QOL as well as hospital readmissions. Initiating outpatient pulmonary ...

Long-term oxygen therapy not beneficial for COPD with moderate desaturation. What is the risk of future COPD exacerbations, hospitalizations, and death among patients with COPD who had 1 or 0 ...

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who increase their daily physical activity levels may reduce their risk of hospitalizations for COPD exacerbation, according to a study in ...

—Recent studies suggest that a hospitalization related to cardiovascular events can follow a hospitalization for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. But have these studies been too broad? No ...

Investigators of a 3-year observational study identified independent risk factors for exacerbations related to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and successfully developed a novel risk ...

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

—A new study finds that some patients are proactive (they seek immediate treatment), while others tough it out (wishing to avoid the ‘hassle’ or ‘inconvenience’). What can clinicians do to better ...

Patients with acute COPD exacerbations are seen frequently in the emergency department (ED). Acute exacerbations are associated with significant morbidity, mortality and health care expenditures.