A59 EPIDEMIOLOGY OF AIRWAYS AND CHRONIC LUNG DISEASES: COPD Phenotype Profiling In Patients Suffering From Warm Period Exacerbations Due To Urban Heat Stress In Berlin, Germany In View Of Climate Change

[...]the aim of our study was to compare patients with AECOPD during summer months to patients exacerbating during the cold period of the year by characterizing them by clinical parameters to detect a group vulnerable to urban heat stress in metropolitan Berlin, Germany. A diversity of data from eac...

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Published in:American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 2017-01, Vol.195
Main Authors: Witt, C, Dostal, V, Jehn, M, Heinsohn, J, Hanisch, M, Liebers, U, Schubert, A, Scherer, D, Pankow, W
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Body mass index
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Climate change
Comorbidity
Patients
Summer
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Summary:[...]the aim of our study was to compare patients with AECOPD during summer months to patients exacerbating during the cold period of the year by characterizing them by clinical parameters to detect a group vulnerable to urban heat stress in metropolitan Berlin, Germany. A diversity of data from each patient's medical report including age, sex, height, weight, body mass index (BMI), postal code, Gold Status, forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1), long-term-oxygen-therapy (LTOT), pack years, smoker status, date of admission and release, duration of hospitalization, and comorbidities was gathered.
ISSN:1073-449X
1535-4970