Prevalence and clinical impact of anemia in patients diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Unlike classically described polycythemia, anemia is found to be more prevalent in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Anemia increases the cost of hospital stay and causes an increased risk of adverse outcomes including death in COPD patients. This study was done to find the prevalence of anemia in COPD patients, the factors associated, and the outcomes of anemic COPD.

Methods

It was a quantitative, descriptive-analytical, and cross-sectional study conducted in Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital's medical wards and the Emergency Room from September 2019 to September 2020. A simple random sampling method was used. Clinical information was obtained, and patients were followed up 3 months after discharge to document the number of

SUBMITTER: Rimal S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10300243 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature