Table 2 Pulmonologists’ willingness to prescribe specific treatments for breathlessness in COPD patients
From: Prevalence and management of chronic breathlessness in COPD in a tertiary care center
Outpatient N (%) | Hospitalized patients N (%) | Palliative care N (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Medications | |||
Systemic morphine | 11 (24%) | 22 (48%) | 42 (91%) |
Nebulised morphine | - | 2 (4%) | 9 (20%) |
Benzodiazepines | 6 (13%) | 21 (46%) | 32 (70%) |
Oxygen | 8 (17%) | 14 (30%) | 24 (52%) |
Nebulised furosemide | - | 2 (4%) | - |
None | 27 (59%) | - | - |
Non-pharmacologic interventions | |||
Pulmonary rehabilitation | 44 (96%) | ||
Sport | 27 (59%) | ||
Relaxation | 10 (22%) | ||