Open AccessBurden and Characteristics of Severe Chronic Hypoxemia in a Real-World Cohort of Subjects with COPD
Author(s) -
M. Zysman,
Gaëtan Deslée,
Thierry Pérez,
PierreRégis Burgel,
Cécile Chenivesse,
Graziella Brinchault-Rabin,
Pascale Nesme-Meyer,
Isabelle Court Fortune,
G. Jébrak,
Pascal Chanez,
D. Caillaud,
Jean-Louis Paillasseur,
Nicolás Roche
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease/international journal of copd
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1178-2005
pISSN - 1176-9106
DOI - 10.2147/copd.s295381
Subject(s) - hypoxemia , medicine , copd , cohort , cardiology , comorbidity , diabetes mellitus , quality of life (healthcare) , nursing , endocrinology
Chronic respiratory failure may occur as a consequence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Hypoxemia is determined by underlying disease characteristics and comorbidities. Severe hypoxemia is typically only found in subjects with severe airflow obstruction (FEV 1 <50% predicted). However, how hypoxemia relates to disease characteristics is not fully understood.