COPD

Practical Research

Association of Opioid Use and COPD Exacerbation: A Cohort Analysis Among Older Adult Beneficiaries Within a Medicare Advantage Plan

05/10/2022

Sarah S Laxa, PharmD

Qingqing Xu, MS

Omar Serna, PharmD, BCACP

Sujit S Sansgiry, PhD

"Our research does provide evidence that there is an impact of opioid use and reciprocal hospitalization on the cost of care and resource utilization. The result indicates that such patients should be closely monitored for proper opioid use...

"Our research does provide...

05/10/2022

Annals of Long-Term Care

HBOT

Oxygen & Wound Healing: Going Beyond Hyperbaric Therapy

11/07/2018

Frank Aviles Jr., PT, CWS, FACCWS, CLT-LANA, ALM, AWCC, DAPWCA

Debbi Whitten-Byles, RRT, RRT-SDS

Insurance restrictions and clinical guidance may preclude patients from receiving HBOT. But the lack of oxygen experienced by those living with COPD and sleep apnea may be more troubling for outpatient clinics when trying to heal wounds.

Insurance restrictions and...

11/07/2018

Today's Wound Clinic