Pulmonology
Clinical impact of long-term change in air trapping on pulmonary function and computed tomography parameters in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Jeong Uk Lim, Jae Seung Lee, Ji-Hyun Lee, Sang-Do Lee, Yeon-Mok Oh, Chin Kook Rhee; for the Korean Obstructive Lung Disease (KOLD) Study Group
Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(3):636-646. Published online November 25, 2020
Background/Aims: Air trapping is associated with unfavorable outcomes in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The present study evaluated the association between longitudinal changes in air trapping with pulmonary function, computed tomography (CT) parameters and exacerbation.
Methods: Pat..
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