This article gives an overview of the study conducted on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) patients. The effect on the hospitalization duration and risk of COPD patients before and after initiation of various positive airway pressure (PAP) therapies was evaluated. Study Background According to WHO, 65 million people have moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). More than 3 million people died of COPD in 2005 corresponding to 5% of all deaths globally.
In India, exposure to smoke, pollution, biomass fuels like crop residues, woods or animal dung are major risk factors associated with COPD. Although various medication based strategies are being developed to reduce hospitalization in patients with COPD, further studies are necessary to evaluate the different and non-medication approaches. In this context, this study evaluates the hospitalization risk of…
