An audit of patients admitted to hospital in Nepal for COPD exacerbation.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a large and increasing problem in low- and middle-income countries; Nepal is no exception. We aimed to obtain information on patient characteristics and the level of care provided to patients admitted for acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in two Nepalese hospitals and to compare the given care with the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease guidelines.

Methods

This was a cross-sectional, observational, descriptive study. All patients admitted to two Nepalese hospitals due to acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease between 18 February and 5 April 2019 were asked to participate.

Results

In total, 108 patients with a median age of 70 years participated. Fifty

SUBMITTER: Styrvold M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8935543 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature