FUMEPOC: Early detection of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in smokers
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Currently is not feasible using conventional spirometry as a screening method in Primary Care especially among smoking population to detect chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in early stages. Therefore, the FUMEPOC study protocol...
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doaj-a13d84f78d4b466d9883cfc759640b952020-11-24T22:06:24ZengBMCBMC Public Health1471-24582011-05-0111141310.1186/1471-2458-11-413FUMEPOC: Early detection of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in smokersFernández AntonioYarza-Cañellas ManuelSoler Juan JVela-Troncoso María PLópez-Pineda AdrianaLorca-Amorrich PatriciaPlaza-Sirvent CarlosCarratala Munuera Concepcion VOrozco-Beltrán DomingoGil-Guillén VicenteRosado-Bretón LuisOlivares-Bautista CarmenMuñoz-Fernández Alejandro<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Currently is not feasible using conventional spirometry as a screening method in Primary Care especially among smoking population to detect chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in early stages. Therefore, the FUMEPOC study protocol intends to analyze the validity and reliability of Vitalograph COPD-6 spirometer as simpler tool to aid screening and diagnosis of this disease in early stages in primary care surgery.</p> <p>Methods / Design</p> <p>Study design: An observational, descriptive study of diagnostic tests, undertaken in Primary Care and Pneumology Outpatient Care Centre at San Juan Hospital and Elda Hospital. All smokers attending the primary care surgery and consent to participate in the study will undergo a test with Vitalograph COPD-6 spirometer. Subsequently, a conventional spirometry will be performed in the hospital and the results will be compared with those of the Vitalograph COPD-6 test.</p> <p>Discussion</p> <p>It is difficult to use the spirometry as screening for early diagnose test in real conditions of primary care clinical practice. The use of a simpler tool, Vitalograph COPD-6 spirometer, can help in the early diagnose and therefore, it could improve the clinical management of the disease.</p> http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/11/413 |
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Fernández Antonio Yarza-Cañellas Manuel Soler Juan J Vela-Troncoso María P López-Pineda Adriana Lorca-Amorrich Patricia Plaza-Sirvent Carlos Carratala Munuera Concepcion V Orozco-Beltrán Domingo Gil-Guillén Vicente Rosado-Bretón Luis Olivares-Bautista Carmen Muñoz-Fernández Alejandro FUMEPOC: Early detection of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in smokers BMC Public Health |
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Fernández Antonio Yarza-Cañellas Manuel Soler Juan J Vela-Troncoso María P López-Pineda Adriana Lorca-Amorrich Patricia Plaza-Sirvent Carlos Carratala Munuera Concepcion V Orozco-Beltrán Domingo Gil-Guillén Vicente Rosado-Bretón Luis Olivares-Bautista Carmen Muñoz-Fernández Alejandro |
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FUMEPOC: Early detection of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in smokers |
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FUMEPOC: Early detection of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in smokers |
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FUMEPOC: Early detection of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in smokers |
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FUMEPOC: Early detection of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in smokers |
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fumepoc: early detection of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in smokers |
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Currently is not feasible using conventional spirometry as a screening method in Primary Care especially among smoking population to detect chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in early stages. Therefore, the FUMEPOC study protocol intends to analyze the validity and reliability of Vitalograph COPD-6 spirometer as simpler tool to aid screening and diagnosis of this disease in early stages in primary care surgery.</p> <p>Methods / Design</p> <p>Study design: An observational, descriptive study of diagnostic tests, undertaken in Primary Care and Pneumology Outpatient Care Centre at San Juan Hospital and Elda Hospital. All smokers attending the primary care surgery and consent to participate in the study will undergo a test with Vitalograph COPD-6 spirometer. Subsequently, a conventional spirometry will be performed in the hospital and the results will be compared with those of the Vitalograph COPD-6 test.</p> <p>Discussion</p> <p>It is difficult to use the spirometry as screening for early diagnose test in real conditions of primary care clinical practice. The use of a simpler tool, Vitalograph COPD-6 spirometer, can help in the early diagnose and therefore, it could improve the clinical management of the disease.</p> |
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