A CLINICAL AND ARTERIAL BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS OF 100 CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE CASES IN A GENERAL HOSPITAL OF AHMEDABAD

BACKGROUND: To understand the incidence amongst the age and sex, seasonal variation, relation with preexisting respiratory disease, relation with industrial exposure, relation with cardiac disease, smoking and diet, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) cases were evaluated. MATERIALS AND METHODS: All the patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease were admitted in emergency ward in our institution from July 2008 to October 2010. Thus, total cases were 100. Arterial blood gas analysis was used as a diagnostic test in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Data collected and analysed with Microsoft excel software. RESULTS: out of total 100 cases, majority (84%) had chronic bronchitis, whereas the remaining 16% cases had emphysema. mean age of the patients in the study was 48.51. majority (72%) of patients were male. 14% cases had the cor-pulmonale. 42% cases were oedematous. mean partial pressure of CO2 & O2 was 46.77 mm of Hg and 64.72 ± 4.85 respectively. Oxygen saturation was maintained at 88.91%. CONCLUSION: Smoking in combination with air pollution was the commonest risk factors for COPD.