Treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in hospitalized geriatric patients

Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is frequent in older subjects due to deterioration of pulmonary function and lifelong exposure to risk factors. Furthermore, COPD is often underreported because of the gradual onset of symptoms and reduced perception of symptoms in the elderly....

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Published in:Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie 2014-06, Vol.47 (4), p.288-292
Main Authors: Schlitzer, J., Haubaum, S., Frohnhofen, H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Administration, Oral
Adrenal Cortex Hormones - administration & dosage
Adrenergic beta-Agonists - administration & dosage
Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aging
Beiträge zum Themenschwerpunkt
Bronchodilator Agents - administration & dosage
Cholinergic Antagonists - administration & dosage
Comorbidity
Drug Therapy, Combination
Female
Forced Expiratory Volume - drug effects
Geriatric Assessment
Geriatrics/Gerontology
Germany
Hospitalization
Humans
Internal Medicine
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Metered Dose Inhalers
Nebulizers and Vaporizers
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - classification
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - diagnosis
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - drug therapy
Retrospective Studies
Social Sciences
Vital Capacity - drug effects
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Summary:Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is frequent in older subjects due to deterioration of pulmonary function and lifelong exposure to risk factors. Furthermore, COPD is often underreported because of the gradual onset of symptoms and reduced perception of symptoms in the elderly. There is thus a risk of undertreatment of COPD in older subjects. Methods We retrospectively analyzed dossiers of 229 hospitalized geriatric patients with COPD, complete assessment datasets and successful lung function tests. Results The sample comprised 78 men (38 %; mean age 77 ± 7 years) and 151 women (66 %; mean age 81 ± 6 years). The number of untreated patients decreased from 68 (28 %) at admission to 35 (14 %) at discharge (p 
ISSN:0948-6704
1435-1269
DOI:10.1007/s00391-014-0645-6