DALIRESP®(roflumilast)is indicated as a treatment to reduce the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations in patients with severe COPD associated with chronic bronchitis and a history of exacerbations. Limitations of Use ...
Gravil et al in this issue of 'Lancet'; Defining severe exacerbation and aggravating factors; Reason for further study to identify patients who would benefit from home treatment.PostmaD.S.EBSCO_AspLancetPostma DS. When can an exacerbation of COPD be treated at home? Lancet. 1998;351:1827-8...
An exacerbation of COPD is defined as a worsening of the patient’s respiratory symptoms beyond normal day-to-day variations requiring a change in medication. Viral or bacterial respiratory infections are the most common precipitating factors of COPD exacerbations. The diagnosis of COPD exacerbation is...
Point-of-care procalcitonin test to reduce antibiotic exposure in patients hospitalized with acute exacerbation of COPD This study was conducted to investigate whether point-of-care (POC) procalcitonin (PCT) measurement can reduce redundant antibiotic treatment in patients h... C Caspar,F Markus,FB ...
In addressing this health concern, the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease Report summarized the goals for COPD management and recommended treatment supported by current data and research. It is imperative that our clinical nursing practice is based upon research-supported interventions:...
exacerbation of COPD with phlegm-heat obstructing lung, 90 patients with acute exacerbation ofCOPD are selected and divided into three groups, namely, control group, traditional medicine group, and combined group: thecontrol group (conventional western medicine treatment), traditional medicine group (...
International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary DiseaseHillas G, Perlikos F, Tzanakis N. Acute exacerbation of COPD: is it the "stroke of the lungs"? Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis 2016;11:1579-86.Hillas G, Perlikos F, Tzanakis N. Acute exacerbation of COPD: i...
Acute exacerbation of COPD: factors associated with poor treatment outcome. OBJECTIVES: To determine the effect of age, severity of lung disease, severity and frequency of exacerbation, steroid use, choice of an antibiotic, and the... NA Dewan,S Rafique,B Kanwar,... - 《Chest》...
Cefprozil in the treatment of patients with exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) 来自 ResearchGate 喜欢 0 阅读量: 17 作者:J Musil,O Lochmann,B Horová,J. Dindo,J. Jedlika 摘要: To test the effectiveness of cefprozil an open multi-centre trial was made which comprised ...
The etiology of the exacerbations is mainly infectious. Patients experiencing COPD exacerbations with clinical signs of airway infection may benefit from antibiotic treatment. Antibiotic use has been shown to be beneficial, especially for patients with severe exacerbation. When initiating empirical antibiotic...