Background Symptom burden in people with COPD is often under-recognized. In this cross-
sectional analysis, we aimed to study the severity of a variety of (non-) respiratory symptoms …

This systematic review details symptom clusters, their compositions, and associated factors
and appraises the methodologies of studies that reported symptom clusters in patients with …

Abstract Objective Quanzhen Yiqi decoction (QZYQ) is a traditional Chinese medicine for
treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Methods Mice were exposed to cigarette …

Severe chronic breathlessness in advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
is undertreated and few patients access specialist palliative care in the years before death …

Abstract Die Integration der Palliativmedizin ist ein wichtiger Bestandteil in der
medizinischen Behandlung von verschiedenen Erkrankungen im fortgeschrittenen Stadium …

BACKGROUND: Home oxygen therapy is prescribed for patients with advanced lung
disease based on the criteria established in landmark trials in subjects with COPD. In clinical …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the common and underdiagnosed
diseases with the highest morbidity and mortality in the world. The development of COPD …

Copyright by Medycyna Praktyczna, Kraków 2019 INTRODUCTION There is evidence that
people with nonmalignant disease receive poorer end‑of‑life (EOL) care compared with …

At first sight, noninvasive ventilation (NIV) and palliative care may appear diametrically
opposed. NIV is used acutely in the management of respiratory failure due to a new-onset …

Background: Dyspnea is one of the most common symptoms of chronic respiratory disease
(CRD) and is closely related to increased functional disability and mortality, resulting in …