ANALYSIS OF RISK OF PNEUMONIA IN OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE AMONG LOCAL POPULATION OF PAKISTAN
| Main Author: | Dr. Muhammad Junaid Ahmad , Dr Saad Qayyum, Dr. Muhamad Akram |
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| Format: | Article Journal |
| Bahasa: | eng |
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, 2018
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| Online Access: |
https://zenodo.org/record/1411371 |
Daftar Isi:
- Introduction: Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) are widely used in high doses in the management of obstructive lung diseases such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Current asthma treatment guidelines recommend stepping up the ICS dose if lack of control persists. Objectives of the study: The main objective of the study is to analyze the risk of pneumonia in obstructive lung disease among local population of Pakistan. Methodology of the study: This study was conducted at Services Institute of medical sciences, Lahore in March 2018. This study was done with the permission of ethical committee. For this purpose we select 50 patients of pneumonia for further analysis. The patients of both gender were selected for this study. Diagnosis of pneumonia: (i) unconfirmed i.e. all unique patients with codes for pneumonia and, (ii) confirmed by chest radiograph or resulting in hospitalization within one month of pneumonia diagnosis. Result: Significant differences were observed between patients who received extra-fine versus fine-particle COPD in the demographics and baseline characteristics, as shown in Table 1. The COPD treatments prescribed to patients before and at step-up are shown in S1 Table in the supporting information. Conclusion: In conclusion, the COPD exacerbation rate was higher among the patients who had a history of pneumonia or a high rate of COPD exacerbation in the preceding period of 1 year.