Tidal volume expandability and ventilatory efficiency as predictors of mortality in Taiwanese male patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A 10-year …

ML Chuang, YH Wang - Chronic Respiratory Disease, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Despite our knowledge of the risk factors for mortality associated with chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD), the mortality rate for this condition continues to increase. This …

The Independent Contribution of Estimated Dead Space Fraction to Other Common Variables for Survival Analysis in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary …

ML Chuang, YH Wang, IF Lin - 2023 - researchsquare.com
Objective: Mortality due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is increasing.
However, dead space fractions at rest (VD/V Trest) and peak exercise (VD/V Tpeak) and …