To evaluate the influence of pulmonary involvemen at admission in predicting mortality among patients with severe leptospirosis. Reprospective cohort study from medical record registry in Dr. Sardjito Hospital, Yogyakarta from 2003 to 2007. Pulmonary involvement was defined by the presence of pulmonary infiltrate, consolidation or pleural effusion in thorax radiography. Pulmonary edema was exc…
Exacerbation, mostly of an infectious etiology, are frequent cause of morbidity and mortality in COPD patient. The rle o bacterial patern in sputum of patients wirh acute bacterial exacerbations of COPD, the possible relation between functional respiratory impairment (measured by FEV1) and isolation of diverse pahogens in the sputum and to determine the role of Echinacea purpurea in bacterilogi…
This study was undertaken to ivestigate microbiological pattern and the related antibiotic resistance of acute bacterial exacerbation of COPD in Persahabatan hospital. The relationship between sputum bacteriology and severity of COPD obstruction was also evaluated. The cross-sectional study, 87 sputum specimens was assesed with Gram’s smears by using Bartlett’s score criteria. A quantitati…
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by airflow limitation that is not fully reversible. An importance factor in exercise limitation is ventilator is ventilator disturbance because of airflow limitation and increase work of breathing in the diaphragm. Respiratory muscle dysfunction contribute to dyspnoea and the onset of hypercapnea. This reduction in peripheral and res…