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Respiratory Medicine 2016
October 17-18, 2016
Volume 6, Issue 5(Suppl) J Pulm Respir Med
ISSN: 2161-105X JPRM, an open access journal
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October 17-18, 2016 Chicago, USA
Respiratory and Pulmonary Medicine
2nd International Conference on
Camilo Ruiz Mejia, J Pulm Respir Med 2016, 6:5(Suppl)
Clinical and epidemiological profile of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in a
medical institution from the city of Medellin, Colombia
Camilo Ruiz Mejia
Pontifical Bolivarian University, Colombia
Introduction: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a common condition, characterized by a persistent blockage of
airflow, partially reversible and progressive, that represents 5% of the total deaths around the world, and is expected to become
the third leading cause of death by 2030.
Objective: To establish the clinical and epidemiological profile of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in a
medical institution from the city of Medellin, Colombia.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed, with a sample of 50 patients with a diagnosis of chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease in a private institution in Medellin, during 2015. For the statistical analysis, the software SPSS ver.20 was
used. For the quantitative variables mean, standard deviations, and minimum and maximum values were calculated; while for
ordinal and nominal qualitative variables, proportions were estimated.
Results: The average age was 73.5±9.3 years, 52% of the patients were women, 50% of them had retired, 46% were married and
80% lived in the city of Medellin. The mean time of diagnosis was 7.8±1.3 years and 100% of the patients were treated at the
internal medicine service. The most common clinical features were: 36% classified as class D for the disease, 34% had a FEV1
<30%, 88% had a history of smoking and 52% had oxygen therapy at home.
Conclusion: It was found that class D was the most common, and the majority of the patients had a history of smoking,
indicating the need to strengthen promotion and prevention strategies in this regard.
Biography
Camilo Ruiz Mejia has completed his high school studies at from Colegio Calasanz de Medellín and is currently a third year Medical student at Universidad
Pontificia Bolivariana. He is an active Member of the Systems Biology Research Group at Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Colombia.