Clinical Profile of Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients in a Tertiary Care Hospital in North-East India: A Retrospective Study

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dc.contributor.authorSingh, Potsangbam Saraten_US
dc.contributor.authorWilubuibou, Pameien_US
dc.contributor.authorSingh, H. Kulabidhuen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-02T06:07:40Z
dc.date.available2020-01-02T06:07:40Z
dc.date.issued2019-03
dc.description.abstractStudies regarding clinical profile of Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (AECOPD) is extremely rare from the north-eastern part of India. This necessitates the present study. Aim: The present study aimed to describe the clinical profile of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD) patients admitted in the Department of Respiratory Medicine, JNIMS, Imphal. Methods: The hospital records of all Acute Exacerbations of COPD patients admitted during the period Sept 2015 to Aug 2016 in the IPD of the Department of Respiratory Medicine, JNIMS were recorded retrospectively and analyzed by using descriptive statistics. Results: A total of 100 patients were admitted during the study period of one year. The mean age (SD) of the patients was found to be 71.3 (10.567) years. Female patients outnumbered male patients (M:F=1:1.08). The last quarter of the year (Sept-Dec) showed the least number of patients admitted while remaining months of the year had variable but relatively higher number of patients admitted with a peak in August. Dyspnoea was the commonest symptom which was found in almost all the patients (99%). Co-amoxiclav, Cephalosporin, Macrolide and Fluoroquinolone were the antibiotics most frequently used. In addition to the antibiotics mentioned above, steroids were needed and administered in 74 cases (74%). Methylprednisolone and Hydrocortisone were the main steroidal preparations used. Ventilation support was needed by two (2%) patients. And altogether three patients died during the study period (3%). The period of stay in IPD by all the patients ranged from 2-35 days with a mean (SD) of 8.51 (6.268) days. Conclusion: COPD exacerbation was seen in ageing population of both sexes. Dyspnoea was commonest symptom and mean hospital stay was 8.51 days. Antibiotics and steroid commonly prescribed were Coamoxiclav and methylprednisolone respectively. 3% of study population expired.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAssistant Professor, Department of Respiratory Medicine, JNIMS.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAssociate Professor, Department of Community Medicine, JNIMS.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSingh Potsangbam Sarat, Wilubuibou Pamei, Singh H. Kulabidhu. Clinical Profile of Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients in a Tertiary Care Hospital in North-East India: A Retrospective Study. Annals of International medical and Dental Research. 2019 Mar; 5(2): 1-4en_US
dc.identifier.issn2395-2822
dc.identifier.issn2395-2814
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/188814
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherSociety for Health Care & Research Developmenten_US
dc.relation.issuenumber2en_US
dc.relation.volume5en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.21276/aimdr.2019.5.2.TB1en_US
dc.subjectAcute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (AECOPD)en_US
dc.subjectClinical profileen_US
dc.subjectDyspnoeaen_US
dc.subjectSteroidsen_US
dc.titleClinical Profile of Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients in a Tertiary Care Hospital in North-East India: A Retrospective Studyen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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