| Autor: |
B, Ourari-Dhahri, H, Zaibi, J, Ben Amar, L, El Gharbi, M A, Baccar, S, AzzabI, H, Aouina, H, Bouacha |
| Jazyk: |
francouzština |
| Rok vydání: |
2014 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
La Tunisie medicale. 92(1) |
| ISSN: |
0041-4131 |
| Popis: |
Since few years, the data describing the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have changed and new concepts have emerged.To study the clinical characteristics and outcome of patients with COPD in a Tunisian population.It is a retrospective study including 150 patients with COPD admitted at the pulmonary department of Charles Nicolle Hospital in Tunis, during a period of ten years.Data from 150 patients hospitalized at the pulmonary department of Charles Nicolle Hospital in Tunis, were analyzed. They were 126 men and 24 women with a mean age of 67 years. Tobacco was the predominant risk factor. Eighty-two (55%) patients were classified GOLD stage IV at diagnosis. The number of exacerbation varied from 1 to 7 with an average higher in patients classified as stage IV (p = 0.007).The COPD is pathology of smoking men. Comorbidities and exacerbations prevalence increase according the disease severity. In fact, better knowledge of exacerbations etiologies allows considering better measurement of prevention. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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