Clinical Outcomes of Different Phenotypes of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Abstract

Introduction: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a critically important international health problem. Aim of the study: The aim of this study was to: Assess the effect of different COPD phenotypes on disease outcomes as regard disease severity, inflammatory burden, comorbidity and exacerbation. Patients and Methods: Design of work The clinical study was a prospective study included 100 patients with stable COPD who were presented as out-patients to chest clinic at Cardiothoracic Minia University hospital during the period between October 2018 to December 2019. Results: Distribution of different COPD phenotypes cases:-patients with chronic bronchitis were more than emphysema in both exacerbator and non exacerbator phenotypes.