Preventing Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations During Coldest Months May Save Lives, Reduce Hospitalizations
October 14, 2019
October 14, 2019
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Oct. 14 -- The American College of Chest Physicians issued the following news release:
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations surge during the coldest months of the year--January, February and March--creating a spike in COPD deaths and hospitalizations that represent a greater financial burden on health care resources due to a longer length of hospital stay and higher hospitalization charges, according to Abhishek Chakraborti, MD, from the . . .
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations surge during the coldest months of the year--January, February and March--creating a spike in COPD deaths and hospitalizations that represent a greater financial burden on health care resources due to a longer length of hospital stay and higher hospitalization charges, according to Abhishek Chakraborti, MD, from the . . .