ArticleProceedings of the American Thoracic Society2008
Assessment of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Article in Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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- A multicenter pilot study of a bronchial valve for the treatment of severe emphysema.Respiration; international review of thoracic diseases · 2010Trial
- Contributions of Kinetic Energy and Viscous Dissipation to Airway Resistance in Pulmonary Inspiratory and Expiratory Airflows in Successive Symmetric Airway Models With Various Bifurcation Angles.Journal of biomechanical engineering · 2018Article
- Cross-Sectional Study of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Prevalence Among Smokers, Ex-Smokers, and Never-Smokers in Almaty, Kazakhstan: Study Protocol.JMIR research protocols · 2017Article
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Abstract
Assessment of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is important to establish an accurate diagnosis, assist in making therapeutic decisions, measuring outcomes for clinical and research purposes, and determining prognosis. Chest computed tomography (CT) scans are useful in patients who present with airflow limitation and clinical features suggestive of COPD but in whom other diagnoses are being considered. In such cases, a chest CT may indicate another diagnosis. The amount and distribution of emphysema can identify outcomes from lung volume reduction surgery, and chest CT scans are mandatory in assessment of patients for this surgery. Quantitative parameters from chest CT scans have been used to define longitudinal progression of disease. Assessment of patients with COPD for both clinical and research purposes should incorporate a variety of different outcomes. There are outcome measures that have been successfully incorporated in large clinical trials, and the design and outcomes of these trials can be used to plan future clinical investigations in COPD.
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