Abstract:Background: Although a relationship between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and dementia has been reported, the initial severity upon emergency department (ED) visits and the medications used (for COPD) are not well evaluated as risk factors for increasing (or decreasing) dementia occurrence. We aimed to analyze the impact of different severities of COPD acute exacerbations (AEs) and different medications on the risk of suffering dementia in COPD patients.Method: This study was a 5-year follow-up … Show more
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