Early Detection Of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease In Asymptomatic Smoker’s Using Spirometry
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2018, Vol 17, Issue 11
Abstract
Introduction: COPD is currently the 4th leading cause of death in the world.The burden of COPD is projected to increase in the coming decades due to continued exposure to COPD risk factors and the changing age structure of the world’s population. Aims:Early Detection of COPD in Asymptomatic Smokers Using Spirometry. To find out correlation between age, smoking index and airflow limitation. Materials and methods: cross sectional descriptive study in high risk population screening in out patients and in patients of Osmania general hospital. Total 370 Patients are Included for 2 years from Nov 2015 to Nov 2017. Results: Overall the mean smoking index in 370 subjects was 300.55 ± 219.48, airway obstruction was seen 42 subjects i, e 11.35%, Mild obstruction (GOLD stage 1) was seen in 31 subjects which corresponds to 73.80%, Moderate obstruction (GOLD stage 2) was seen in 11 subjects which constitutes 26.19%.Airway obstruction was noticed in 24 subjects out of a total of 121 subjects with smoking index >200, which corresponds to 19.8%. Conclusion Early diagnosis provides an excellent opportunity to implement various smoking cessation measures and the earlier the smoker quits the larger the benefits for lung function, by delaying the diagnostic screening one may lose out on the health benefits of smoking cessation.Especially in smokers more than 40 years of age and with smoking index of more than 200, is likely to reduce the overall burden of disease and outweighs the draining of resources used for screening programmes.
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B. Srinivas, K. Vivek
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