Status of chronic obstructive lung disease at department of respiratory of Bach Mai hospital on five years (1996-2000)

ABSTRACT

3606 inpatients at the Department of Pneumology of Bach Mai Hospital from 1 Jan 1996 to 31 Dec 2000 were studied retrospectively. 904 patients accquired COPD, ie in the first rank, among them 142 with the chronical cardio-pulmonary complication male/female ratio was 2.13, age above 50 was 81.6%; 275/299 have had the smoking habit. The common symptoms were cough with sputum 80.75%, dyspnea 78.65%, rale 42%. 238 patients underwent an exam of ventilation function with FEV1 56.5  27.35% in comparing with theorical value, FEV1/FVC = 64  24.55%. 10/89 patients had FEV1/FVC > 75% but Tiffeneau index FEV1/VC < 70%. Average duration of hospital days was 12.9 days.