Open AccessLow Peak Inspiratory Flow Rates are Common Among COPD Inpatients and are Associated with Increased Healthcare Resource Utilization: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Author(s) -
Brendan Clark,
Brian J. Wells,
Amit Saha,
Jessica FranchinoElder,
Asif Shaikh,
Bonnie MK Donato,
Jill A. Ohar
Publication year - 2022
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.s355772
Subject(s) - medicine , copd , exacerbation , retrospective cohort study , emergency department , emergency medicine , cohort , peak flow meter , intensive care unit , psychiatry , asthma
Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can have low peak inspiratory flow (PIF), especially after hospitalization for acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD).