SURVEY OF CLINICAL AND PARA-CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF COPD PATIENTS UNDER TREATMENT AT CAN THO CITY GENERAL HOSPITAL IN 2023
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Objectives: (1) Describe the clinical and paraclinical characteristics of COPD patients admitted to the General Internal Medicine Department at Can Tho City General Hospital in 2023. (2) Evaluate the treatment outcomes of COPD patients admitted to the General Internal Medicine Department at Can Tho City General Hospital in 2023. Methods: Retrospective cross-sectional descriptive study with analysis, selecting a convenient sample size of 47 patients diagnosed with acute COPD exacerbations. Result: At the time of admission, 57.4% of the study subjects had increased blood pressure, 42.6% of the subjects had normal blood pressure. The average blood pressure value was 142.62 ± 27.98 (mmHg). At the time of admission, 63.9% of the study subjects had increased respiratory rate, 36.1% of the subjects had normal respiratory rate. The average respiratory rate was 22.77 ± 3.4 (times/minute). Of the 40/61 subjects who had arterial blood gas performed upon admission, 50% had decreased blood PaO2, 12.5% had acidosis, and 32.5% had increased blood PaCO2. The average PaO2 value was 80.55 ± 25.18 mmHg, pH was 7.42 ± 0.67, and PaCO2 was 43.1 ± 13 mmHg.
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COPD, arterial blood gas, Can Tho General Hospital.
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