标题：Low Body Mass Index And Low Serum Albumin Level As Risk Factors For Carbon Dioxide Retention During Acute Exacerbation Of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
期刊名称：International Journal of Innovative Research in Science, Engineering and Technology
印刷版ISSN：2347-6710
电子版ISSN：2319-8753
出版年度：2013
卷号：2
期号：8
页码：3508
出版社：S&S Publications
摘要：This study was done to compare BMI and serum albumin level as risk factors for carbon dioxide retentionduring acute exacerbation of COPD. It was a hospital based case control study done on 60 male patients aged of 40-80yrs already diagnosed as COPD as per GOLD 2010 guidelines. All patients with Paco2 level >46 mmHg which wasnot a compensation for metabolic alkalosis were classified as cases and those with Paco2 level <46 mmHg werecontrols. BMI and Serum albumin levels were compared between the two groups. Data was analysed by calculatingodds ratio. The study shows that patients with low BMI showed 20 times risk of having carbon dioxide retention that ofnormal BMI patients and patients with low albumin levels showed a risk of having carbon dioxide retention 46 timesthat of patient with normal albumin.
