Discriminative Accuracy of FEV1:FVC Thresholds for COPD-Related Hospitalization and Mortality | Zendy

Surya P. Bhatt | Zendy; Pallavi Balte | Zendy; Joseph E. Schwartz | Zendy; Patricia A. Cassano | Zendy; David Couper | Zendy; David R. Jacobs | Zendy; Ravi Kalhan | Zendy; George O'connor | Zendy; Sachin Yende | Zendy; Jason L. Sanders | Zendy; Jason G. Umans | Zendy; Mark T. Dransfield | Zendy; Paulo Chaves | Zendy; Wendy White | Zendy; Elizabeth C. Oelsner | Zendy

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Discriminative Accuracy of FEV₁:FVC Thresholds for COPD-Related Hospitalization and Mortality

Author(s) -

Surya P. Bhatt,

Pallavi Balte,

Joseph E. Schwartz,

Patricia A. Cassano,

David Couper,

David R. Jacobs,

Ravi Kalhan,

George O'connor,

Sachin Yende,

Jason L. Sanders,

Jason G. Umans,

Mark T. Dransfield,

Paulo Chaves,

Wendy White,

Elizabeth C. Oelsner

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

jama

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 4.688

H-Index - 680

eISSN - 1538-3598

pISSN - 0098-7484

DOI - 10.1001/jama.2019.7233

Subject(s) - medicine , copd , vital capacity , hazard ratio , population , spirometry , cardiology , physical therapy , diffusing capacity , confidence interval , lung , environmental health , lung function , asthma

According to numerous current guidelines, the diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) requires a ratio of the forced expiratory volume in the first second to the forced vital capacity (FEV1:FVC) of less than 0.70, yet this fixed threshold is based on expert opinion and remains controversial.

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