What is it about?
Patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can have recurrent exacerbations and acute respiratory failure (ARF) triggered by air pollution.
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Why is it important?
The aim was to investigate the short-term association between particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5) in urban air and the emergency room visits (ERV) for mechanical ventilation (MV) in acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD).
Perspectives
This is the first study providing quantitative estimates of the short-term effects of PM2.5 on ERV for AECOPD with ARF. Adverse effects of PM2.5 on AECOPD for MV are evident, especially in the spring during long-range transported Asian dust storms. To reduce PM2.5 below various thresholds is urgently needed.
Man-Ju Ruth Ting
Far Eastern Memorial Hospital
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This page is a summary of: PM2.5 and emergency room visits for mechanical ventilation in acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, September 2019, European Respiratory Society (ERS),
DOI: 10.1183/13993003.congress-2019.pa4407.
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