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Background: The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) document suggests that patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) should be divided into a less symptomatic group. Moreover, single-inhaled drugs are recommended as initial inhalation therapy for them. However, many less symptomatic patients are provided double or triple-inhaled drugs as initial therapy in the real world.

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Symptoms at disease onset predict prognosis in COVID-19 disease.

Libyan J Med

December 2022

Department of Respiratory and Critical Medicine, the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.

Article Synopsis
  • The study analyzed symptoms and outcomes of COVID-19 patients, focusing on those with respiratory vs. non-respiratory symptoms at onset.
  • About 74.5% of the 541 patients exhibited respiratory symptoms, leading to more severe complications like bacterial infections and a higher need for intensive care.
  • Key findings showed that older age, respiratory distress, and secondary infections significantly increased the risk of developing acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) among COVID-19 patients.
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Background: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a global infectious disease with a large burden of illness and high health care costs. This study aimed to compare clinical features among adult COVID-19 patients in different age groups.

Methods: Laboratory-confirmed adult COVID-19 infection cases between December 31, 2019 to March 8, 2020 obtained from Neighboring Cities.

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Background: Oxygen therapy (OT) is the most widely used supportive regime in patients with hypoxemic acute respiratory failure (ARF) due to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) infection. The aim of this study was to identify the effect of noninvasive ventilation support on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients and risk factors for invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV).

Methods: We retrospectively analyzed confirmed COVID-19 subjects from nine hospitals outside Wuhan.

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