COMORBIDITIES AS AN ELEMENT OF MULTIDIMENSIONAL PROGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT OF PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE

摘要: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by chronic airflow limitation, some significant extrapulmonary effects, and important comorbidities. The BODE index, a multidimensional scale, has been proposed to better identify severity of the predict survival. goal study was evaluate prevalence concomitant diseases in patients with COPD assess correlations between comorbidities index. Eighty were enrolled. They at least 40 years old had more than 10-year history smoking. most frequent were: systemic hypertension, edema lower limbs, movement disorders, varices limbs. Subjects higher scores index significantly greater arrhythmias episodes pneumonia. Evident correlation observed low FEV(1) We also found that exacerbations COPD. Comorbidities are very common Results indicate close connection comorbidities, which suggests these conditions may aggravate course increase risk mortality.