The Impact of COVID‐19 on Hospitalised COPD Exacerbations in Malta

Y Farrugia, BP Spiteri Meilak, N Grech… - Pulmonary …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction and Aims. The first COVID‐19 case in Malta was confirmed on the 7th of March
2020. This study is aimed at investigating a significant difference between the number of …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of COVID-19 on hospital admissions for COPD exacerbation: lessons for future care

M Lawless, M Burgess, S Bourke - Medicina, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background and Objectives: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading
cause of death worldwide. Acute exacerbations (AECOPD) are common and often triggered …

[HTML][HTML] Hospital admissions and mortality for acute exacerbations of COPD during the COVID-19 pandemic: a nationwide study in France

J Poucineau, T Delory, N Lapidus, G Hejblum… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background: A global reduction in hospital admissions for acute exacerbations of chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) was observed during the first months of the …

Hospital Admission Rates in Patients with COPD Throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic

N Andreen, J Westin… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Several studies report decreased hospital admissions for acute exacerbations of
COPD (AECOPD) during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, there are no studies that …

Mortality, seasonal variation, and susceptibility to acute exacerbation of COPD in the pandemic year: a nationwide population study

I Sarc, A Lotric Dolinar, T Morgan… - Therapeutic …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Previous studies have suggested that the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-
19) pandemic was associated with a decreased rate of acute exacerbation of chronic …

Characterization of COPD admissions during the first COVID-19 outbreak

BG Cosio, H Shafiek, N Toledo-Pons… - … journal of chronic …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Exacerbations of COPD (ECOPD) are a frequent cause of hospitalization that
seemed to ameliorate during the COVID outbreak. We aimed to evaluate the clinical …

[HTML][HTML] Reduction in hospital admissions for asthma and COPD during the first year of COVID-19 pandemic in Spain

M Galán-Negrillo, E García-Pachón - Archivos de …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
To the Editor, At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was uncertainty about its impact
on chronic respiratory patients. The known role of viruses in the exacerbations of diseases …

[HTML][HTML] Decrease in exacerbations during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic in a cohort of veterans with COPD

C Trujillo, B Garnet, AV Zadeh, G Urdaneta… - … Diseases: Journal of …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Studies have shown a decline in hospitalizations due to acute exacerbation of
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) during the coronavirus disease 2019 …

Impact of SARS-CoV-2 infective exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on clinical outcomes in a prospective cohort study of hospitalised adults

C Hyams, G Qian, G Nava, R Challen… - Journal of the Royal …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives To determine whether acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (AECOPD) triggered by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS …

[HTML][HTML] Disproportionate decline in admissions for exacerbated COPD during the COVID-19 pandemic

TM Berghaus, P Karschnia, S Haberl… - Respiratory …, 2022 - Elsevier
2. Methods The University Hospital Augsburg provides healthcare for a population of more
than 546,500 inhabitants, whose sociodemographic characteristics are highly representative …