The Saint Georges Respiratory Questionnaire Definition of Chronic Bronchitis May Be a Better Predictor of COPD Exacerbations Compared to the Classic Definition.

CONCLUSIONS: The SGRQ CB definition identified more subjects at risk for future exacerbations than the classic CB definition. SGRQ CB was at least a similar if not better predictor of future exacerbations than classic CB.
PMID: 31047955 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Chest - April 28, 2019 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Kim V, Zhao H, Regan E, Han MK, Make BJ, Crapo JD, Jones PW, Curtis JL, Silverman EK, Criner GJ, COPDGene Investigators Tags: Chest Source Type: research