Stratifying the risk of COPD exacerbation using the modified Medical Research Council scale: a multicenter cross-sectional CAP study

Kazuto Matsunaga; Atsushi Hayata; Keiichiro Akamatsu; Tsunahiko Hirano; Tsutomu Tamada; Tadashi Kamei; Tohru Tsuda; Hiroyuki Nakamura; Tsuneyuki Takahashi; Soichiro Hozawa; Yoshihiro Mori; Yukihiro Sakamoto; Keiji Kimura; Uichiro Katsumata; Motohiko Miura; Masakazu Ichinose

doi:10.1016/j.resinv.2014.10.006

Stratifying the risk of COPD exacerbation using the modified Medical Research Council scale: a multicenter cross-sectional CAP study

Respir Investig. 2015 Mar;53(2):82-5. doi: 10.1016/j.resinv.2014.10.006. Epub 2014 Nov 18.

Authors

Kazuto Matsunaga¹, Atsushi Hayata², Keiichiro Akamatsu³, Tsunahiko Hirano⁴, Tsutomu Tamada⁵, Tadashi Kamei⁶, Tohru Tsuda⁷, Hiroyuki Nakamura⁸, Tsuneyuki Takahashi⁹, Soichiro Hozawa¹⁰, Yoshihiro Mori¹¹, Yukihiro Sakamoto¹², Keiji Kimura¹³, Uichiro Katsumata¹⁴, Motohiko Miura¹⁵, Masakazu Ichinose¹⁶

Affiliations

¹ Third Department of Internal Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, School of Medicine, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama 641-8509, Japan. Electronic address: kazmatsu@wakayama-med.ac.jp.
² Naga Hospital, Japan. Electronic address: atsushih@wakayama-med.ac.jp.
³ National Hospital Organization Wakayama Hospital, Japan. Electronic address: akamatsu@wakayama-med.ac.jp.
⁴ Kainan Iryou Center, Japan. Electronic address: tsuna@wakayama-med.ac.jp.
⁵ Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan. Electronic address: tamada@rm.med.tohoku.ac.jp.
⁶ Kamei Respiratory Clinic, Japan. Electronic address: miyabin-kamei@mc.pikara.ne.jp.
⁷ Kirigaoka Tsuda Hospital, Japan. Electronic address: tsudat@k-you.or.jp.
⁸ Sakaide City Hospital, Japan. Electronic address: nakamura502@me.com.
⁹ NTT East Tohoku Hospital, Japan. Electronic address: tsuneyuki.takahashi@east.ntt.co.jp.
¹⁰ Hiroshima Allergy & Respiratory Clinic, Japan. Electronic address: hozawa@vesta.ocn.ne.jp.
¹¹ KKR Takamatsu Hospital, Japan. Electronic address: mori@kkr-ta-hp.gr.jp.
¹² Minami Tokushima Clinic, Japan. Electronic address: sakamoto583@md.pikara.ne.jp.
¹³ Hiraka General Hospital, Japan. Electronic address: hrkjmsom@air.ocn.ne.jp.
¹⁴ Iwate prefectural Isawa Hospital, Japan. Electronic address: uichi@isawa-hosp.mizusawa.iwate.jp.
¹⁵ Tohoku Rosai Hospital, Japan.. Electronic address: mmiura@tohokuh.rofuku.go.jp.
¹⁶ Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan. Electronic address: ichinose@rm.med.tohoku.ac.jp.

PMID: 25745853
DOI: 10.1016/j.resinv.2014.10.006

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MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Cross-Sectional Studies*
Disease Progression
Dyspnea / diagnosis
Dyspnea / physiopathology
Female
Forced Expiratory Volume
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Multicenter Studies as Topic*
Prognosis
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / diagnosis*
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / physiopathology
Risk
Severity of Illness Index
Surveys and Questionnaires
Vital Capacity