Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Laparoscopic versus open gastrectomy for gastric cancer patients with COPD.

30 Oct 2009 BACKGROUND: Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have a higher risk of developing postoperative pulmonary complications. Laparoscopic gastrectomy (LG) is accepted as a standard treatment for early gastric cancer. We sought to ... Read more...

Effect of fluticasone with and without salmeterol on pulmonary outcomes in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomized trial.

18 Oct 2009 BACKGROUND: Inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) and long-acting beta(2)-agonists (LABAs) are used to treat moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). OBJECTIVE: To determine whether long-term ICS therapy, with and without LABAs, ... Read more...

[Walk-in spirometry pilot project for discovering of early chronic obstructive pulmonary disease]

17 Oct 2009 INTRODUCTION: In Denmark, 10% of the health budget is spent on treating chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD) and the economic burden from COPD looks more than likely to grow in the near future. With this in mind we initiated a pilot project with ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Laparoscopic versus open gastrectomy for gastric cancer patients with COPD. 30 Oct 2009
• [Genetics in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease] 20 Oct 2009
• [Prevalence of home ventilation therapy in Norway] 20 Oct 2009
• Effect of fluticasone with and without salmeterol on pulmonary outcomes in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomized trial. 18 Oct 2009
• Summaries for patients. Effect of treatment with fluticasone with and without salmeterol on airway inflammation and lung function in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomized trial. 18 Oct 2009
• [Walk-in spirometry pilot project for discovering of early chronic obstructive pulmonary disease] 17 Oct 2009
• Screening for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease using spriometry. 13 Oct 2009
• Screening for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease using spirometry: recommendation statement. 13 Oct 2009
• Triple therapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: trials catching up with clinical practice? 13 Oct 2009
• Glucocorticoid use and risk of atrial fibrillation or flutter: a population-based, case-control study. 10 Oct 2009
• [Prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease--secondary publication] 3 Oct 2009
• [Diagnostic value of peak flow variability in patients with suspected diagnosis of bronchial asthma in general practice] 30 Sep 2009
• Predictors of success in pulmonary rehabilitation for patients with interstitial lung disease. 29 Sep 2009
• Ineffective triggering predicts increased duration of mechanical ventilation. 29 Sep 2009
• Consequences of ventilator asynchrony: why can't we all get along? 29 Sep 2009
• Prognosis of patients with COPD admitted to the ICU. 29 Sep 2009
• Palliation of dyspnoea in advanced COPD: revisiting a role for opioids. 29 Sep 2009
• Blood glucose: of emerging importance in COPD exacerbations. 29 Sep 2009
• Integration of genomic and genetic approaches implicates IREB2 as a COPD susceptibility gene. 29 Sep 2009
• Glucocorticoid sensitivity of lipopolysaccharide-stimulated chronic obstructive pulmonary disease alveolar macrophages. 29 Sep 2009

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Technical information about 'Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive'

Definition: A disease of chronic diffuse irreversible airflow obstruction. Subcategories of COPD include CHRONIC BRONCHITIS and PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA.

Descriptor UI: D029424

Alternative terms: Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive; COPD; Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; COAD; Chronic Obstructive Airway Disease; Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease; Airflow Obstruction, Chronic; Airflow Obstructions, Chronic; Chronic Airflow Obstructions; Chronic Airflow Obstruction;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C08.381.495.389;

History Note: 2002; use LUNG DISEASES, OBSTRUCTIVE 1984-2001

Technical Notes: LUNG DISEASES, OBSTRUCTIVE is also available