Open AccessManaging COPD exacerbation at home- Teleconsultations amid COVID-19
Author(s) -
Mir Shahnawaz,
Mohd Yousoof Dar,
Shabnam Nabi,
Hena Mustafa,
Sheema Samreen,
Naveed Nazir Shah
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_2558_20
Subject(s) - medicine , exacerbation , copd , copd exacerbation , covid-19 , pandemic , emergency medicine , telehealth , intensive care medicine , health care , telemedicine , disease , acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , economics , economic growth
Due to an enormous health care crisis arising out of COVID-19 pandemic, alternate methods of seeking treatment like tele-consultation proved useful to patients. We assessed the role of teleconsultation in managing COPD exacerbations at home in the times of COVID-19 crisis.