Studies related for PBE in AECOPD

No.

First

author

Published

year

Study

design

Patients enrolled

Mean age

(Years)

Gender (Male %)

Main findings

1

Hye Seon Kang [20]

2016

RS

605

69.89

85%

The eosinophilic exacerbations had better pulmonary function tests than non-eosinophilic patients with AECOPD

(p = 0.004).

2

Zheng Qianglin

[21]

2017

RS

559

NA

NA

AECOPD patients had a significantly high prevalence of eosinophilia than non-eosinophilic patients (P < 0.001).

3

Meltem Coban Agga [22]

2017

RS

1490

66

69

The non-eosinophilic patients with EACOPD had higher of NLR, WBC count and Neutrophil percentage count than in eosinophilic patients (P < 0.00, P < 0.001 and

P < 0.001) respectively.

4

Robert S. Zeiger [23]

2017

RS

7245

71.3

57.1%

Patients with greater levels of eosinophilic counts were related to higher frequency of acute exacerbations, increased emergency department visits and hospitalizations (95% CIs, P < 0.001).