COPD News

Patients with no previous wheeze history appeared at risk for developing wheeze based on factors such as smoking history, age and a history of chronic bronchitis, according to recent research.

Noting the public health threat of antibiotic resistance, and the role antibiotics play in medication-related adverse events, physicians associated with the ACP and CDC have issued guidelines on the appropriate use of antibiotics for patients that present with respiratory tract infections.

Researchers reduced the rate of bronchodilator, steroid and imaging use, as well as reduced the overall length of stay and readmission rate for patients with bronchiolitis in hospitals that participated in a multicenter quality improvement collaborative, according to recent research.

Although patients with squamous cell carcinoma and asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease did not decrease their risk for lung squamous cell carcinoma through corticosteroid use, a recent increase in corticosteroid dose was associated with an increased risk for lung squamous cell carcinoma, according to recent research.

Strategies to delay prescriptions for antibiotics were associated with clinically similar symptom duration and burden as well as reduced antibiotic use in patients with respiratory infections, according to data published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Psychological factors — such as illness perception, attribution and internal locus of control — may impact health-related quality of life for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, according to recent research published in Psychology & Health.

High continuity of care reduced the risk for all-cause mortality among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, according to results of a population-based retrospective cohort study.

Men who take antioxidants — particularly vitamins C and E — demonstrated a reduced risk for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, according to study results.

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease plus acute kidney injury demonstrated an increased mortality risk compared with those who had COPD alone, according to study results.

Higher serum levels of C-reactive protein at admission, as well as use of penicillin or cephalosporin, predicted in-hospital treatment failure for patients hospitalized for COPD exacerbation, according to study results.