Panlobular Emphysema: Enhancing Visibility with Quantitative Computed Tomography.

ABSTRACT: Rationale: Several chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) studies have evaluated risk factors for emergency department (ED) visits or hospitalizations, and found insufficient data available about social and demographic factors that drive these behaviors. This U.S. study was designed to describe the characteristics of COPD patients with ED visits or a hospitalization and to investigate how often common COPD comorbidities are present in these individuals. Methods: Data for 7180 COPD patients regarding demographic factors, comorbidities, smoking status, and ED visits or hospitalization was obtained from the 2012 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) survey. Logistic regression analysis was used to adjust demographic factors and smoking status to model the corr

SUBMITTER: Bhatt SP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5556763 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature