Kozielski Jerzy
Klinika Chorób Płuc i Gruźlicy Slaskiej Akademii Medycznej w Zabrzu.
Pol Merkur Lekarski. 2004 May;16 Suppl 1:50-2.
The prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) increases worldwide, as well as in Poland. About 10% of adult population is suffering from COPD. COPD occurs mainly in smokers who are older than forty years. Diagnosis of COPD in case of many patients is not properly established. It refers mainly the patients in a mild or a moderate clinical stage. One-fourth of patients with COPD is suffering from a severe or an extremely severe clinical stage of COPD. When untreated, COPD is a fast progressing disorder, leading to respiratory disability and premature death. Therapy of COPD is related to the clinical stage of disease.
慢性阻塞性肺疾病（COPD）在全球以及波兰的患病率都在上升。约10%的成年人口患有COPD。COPD主要发生在40岁以上的吸烟者中。许多患者的COPD诊断并未得到妥善确立。这主要指处于轻度或中度临床阶段的患者。四分之一的COPD患者患有重度或极重度COPD临床阶段。若不治疗，COPD是一种进展迅速的疾病，会导致呼吸功能障碍和过早死亡。COPD的治疗与疾病的临床阶段相关。
