Study of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients in Embaba Chest Hospital in the Year (2019)

Abstract

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a common, preventable and treatable disease that is characterized by persistent respiratory symptoms and airflow limitation. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease prevalence, morbidity, and mortality vary across countries and across different groups within countries with a direct relation to the prevalence of tobacco smoking. Other risk factors for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease include genetic factors, longstanding asthma, outdoor air pollution, passive exposure, biomass smoke, indoor air pollution and occupational exposures. The Burden of obstructive lung diseases (BOLD) program has also used astandardized methodology comprising questionnaires and pre- and post-bronchodilator spirometry to assess the prevalence and risk factors for COPD, by the same method, this study was done as COPD prevalence, morbidity and mortality in Egypt are still lacking information and have to be estimated. Because currently available treatments have minimal impact on disease progression, a strategy for early diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a critical priority. Early implementation of spirometry for individuals at risk may identify the disease in its early stages.