scholarly journals Diagnostic accuracy of a pocket screening spirometer in diagnosing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in general practice: a cross sectional validation study using tertiary care as a reference

2016 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marina Labor ◽  
Žarko Vrbica ◽  
Ivan Gudelj ◽  
Slavica Labor ◽  
Davor Plavec
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
General Practice ◽  
Diagnostic Accuracy ◽  
Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Validation Study ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Microbiological Etiology of Chronic Cough Associated with Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): A Study from Karachi, Pakistan

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Acute Exacerbation ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Environmental Pollutants ◽  
Sputum Culture ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Background: Acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) worsens the respiratory symptoms that are usually triggered by infection with bacteria or viruses or by environmental pollutants. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the bacterial etiology from sputum culture in patients suffering from acute exacerbation of COPD, admitted in hospital. Methods: The study was cross sectional observational, where sputum bacterial cultures were analyzed from the patients with Acute exacerbation COPD treated in the ICU of a tertiary care hospital for pulmonary disease from January 2019 to December 2019. Two sputum samples were collected from each patient for bacterial examination. The results of sputum bacterial culture findings were expressed as frequency and percentage by using SPSS. Results: In the present study, there were 1296 patients, both males 749 (57.8%) and females 547 (42.2%). The mean age of patients was 57.39±19.74years. 470 (36.3%) showed negative culture reports. 440 (34.0%) patients had Moraxella infection, which was most common organism in all patients, and 149 (11.5%) patients had Pseudomonas infection, 157(12.1%) patients had Yeast Albicans and in only 1 (0.1%) patient Enterobacter infection were found. Other pathogens in low frequency identified were Haemophilus parainfluenzae, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Escherichia coli and Haemophilus influenzae. It was observed that the frequency of infections was linked with increasing age. Conclusion: With increasing age, people are prone to acquire pulmonary infections specifically COPD. It is therefore very important to perform sputum culture to identify the causative agents and treat the patients with appropriate antibiotic to reduce the episodes of AECOPD. Keywords: Bacteria; Sputum Culture; COPD; Antibiotic; Cough.

scholarly journals Anxiety and Depression Among Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients in A Tertiary Care Hospital, Nepal

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 129-135
Author(s):  
Tara Roka ◽  
Nirmala Aryal ◽  
Anjana Ghimire ◽  
Subhadra Pradhan ◽  
Krishna Kumar Aryal
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Background: Psychiatric co-morbidities such as anxiety and depression among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbate the disease, prolong the hospital stay, increase the disease symptoms and deter the quality of life.Objective: To assess the proportion of anxiety or depression among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in a tertiary care hospital.Methodology: We carried out a cross sectional study interviewing 307 patients from a tertiary care hospital using sequential sampling technique. We used structured questionnaire and included hospital anxiety and depression scale to measure anxiety and depression. We considered a summed score of

scholarly journals Anemia in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Bangladesh

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 151-155
Author(s):  
Naser Ahmed ◽  
Rukhsana Parvin ◽  
Md Abul Kalam Azad
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Smoking Habit ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Anemia Of Chronic Disease ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Copd Patients

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is usually associated with polycythemia. It is assumed that systemic inflammatory components of COPD can interfere with erythropoietin and can result in anemia of chronic disease which will impair the functional capacity of these patients and also increase morbidity and mortality. Objective: To evaluate anemia status in COPD patients. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in clinically stable 50 COPD patients in the outpatient department of Medicine in Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Dhaka during the period of July to December 2011. The demographic characteristics, smoking habit, duration of disease, types and severity of anemia, BMI and results of 6-minute walk test were recorded. Results: Out of 50 COPD patients, 76% were male and 24% were female. Among them 32% patients were anemic, 20% were polycythemic and 48% patients had normal hemoglobin. Among the anemic patients with COPD, 87% were male and 13% were female,75% were mildly anemic and 4% moderately anemic, 62.5% had normocytic and 37.5% had microcytic anemia. Conclusion: Anemia in COPD patients is often overlooked and underestimated. Clinicians should be aware of the presence of anemia in patients with COPD so that appropriate treatment could be initiated to improve the quality of life and prognosis DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jemc.v4i3.20943 J Enam Med Col 2014; 4(3): 151-155

scholarly journals Spirometric Screening of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Smokers Presenting to Tertiary Care Centre

1970 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 40-44
Author(s):  
Hammad Ali Qazi ◽  
Jamil Ahmed Soomro ◽  
Tahira Kalisar Soomro ◽  
Fahmida Akhtar Soomro ◽  
Fahira Rasheed ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
International Studies ◽  
Tertiary Care Centre ◽  
Medical Department ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Presenting Symptoms

Objective: To determine the frequency of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) by spirometric screening in smokers presenting to tertiary care center.Design: This Cross sectional study was carried out at the Medical department, Civil Hospital Hyderabad from April 2006 to September 2006. The main outcome variables were frequency of COPD in smokers, presenting symptoms and proportion of COPD severity classification.Results: The mean age of the clients was 39.77±6.30 years. The main symptoms of the study population were 75 (75%) patients have cough, 53 (53%) have sputum and 34 (34%) have dyspnoea. The spirometric results showed 39 (39%) smokers had study diagnosis of COPD with 19 (19%) had mild,12 (12%) had moderate and 8 (8%) smokers had severe obstruction.Conclusion: The prevalence of COPD in smokers using spirometry in our population is high (39%) as compared to international studies. This showed a great need and desire of screening for COPD in target population of smokers in our setting. Although effectiveness of screening in terms of smoking cessations and delay of progression of COPD should be calculated in order to make it national guideline. Key words: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Screening; Smokers.   doi: 10.3329/jom.v10i2.2811 J MEDICINE 2009; 10 : 40-44

scholarly journals Metabolic Syndrome in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Medicine Department of a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 59 (236) ◽  
Author(s):  
Niraj Kumar Singh ◽  
Lochan Karki
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Metabolic Syndrome ◽  
Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Medicine Department

Introduction: The best recognized systemic manifestations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease include, cardiovascular co-morbidities, cachexia and muscle dysfunction, osteoporosis, anemia, and clinical depression and anxiety. This study was undertaken to find the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients who were admitted in the medicine department of a tertiary care hospital. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out in the medicine department of Nepal Medical College and teaching hospital between October 2009 and January 2010. Ethical approval was taken from the Intitutional Review Committee. Convenience sampling technique was used. All chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients were included. Descriptive statistics were used to evaluate baseline characteristics. Point estimate at 90% Confidence Interval was calculated along with frequency and proportion for binary data. Results: Out of 84 patients, the period prevalence of metabolic syndrome is 30 (35.71%) (29.80-40.20 at 90% Confidence Interval) as per the definition by International Diabetes Federation 2006 for South Asians. Among them, 35 (41.67%) were male and 49 (58.33% ) were female. Eight (9.5%) were of age between 40-49 years, 11 (13.1%) between 50-59 years, 27 (32.1%) between 60-69 years and 38 (45.2%) of 70 years and above. Conclusions: The study showed that the prevalence of metabolic syndrome was found to be lower than the previous study done in similar settings.

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