… Exacerbations affect morbidity in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We sought
to evaluate the association between exacerbation frequency and spirometric and health …

… This study is the first to examine in a large dataset the factors associated with changes in
the exacerbation frequency category of patients with COPD. We had hoped to identify a …

… of 3.43·yr −1 , 0.75·yr −1 higher than those with moderate COPD (GOLD II, n=94). Exacerbation
frequency did not change significantly during the study. At exacerbation onset, symptom …

… course of onset of COPD exacerbations and to attempt to distinguish unique patterns of COPD
exacerbations … exacerbation onset were associated with differences in clinical outcomes. …

… though relationships between exacerbation recovery, recurrent exacerbation and inflammation
… at COPD exacerbations were related to clinical nonrecovery and recurrent exacerbations …

… exacerbation frequency, we first need to identify patients at risk for frequent exacerbations. …
will also aid in understanding exacerbation frequency. Some potential predictive factors of …

… Booster steroid was defined as a short course of prednisone during an acute exacerbation
of COPD. An average dose of 300 mg of prednisone was used for booster steroid. The …

… We have recently shown that COPD exacerbations may increase airway inflammation 5 and
… that exacerbation frequency is an important determinant of decline in lung function in COPD…

… COPD exacerbation patterns and assess the association between exacerbation frequency
and health care resource utilization (HCRU) and costs in patients with COPD in a Medicare …

… events) and severe exacerbations (… exacerbations). Poisson regression was used to
investigate the association between baseline exacerbation frequency/severity and exacerbation …