Revista clínica española
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Revista clínica española · May 2023
[Patients with COPD hospitalized due to COVID-19 in Spain: a comparison between the first and second wave].
This work aimed to compare the characteristics, progress, and prognosis of patients with COPD hospitalized due to COVID-19 in Spain in the first wave with those of the second wave. ⋯ Patients with COPD admitted to the hospital due to COVID-19 in the second wave had less respiratory failure and less radiological involvement as well as a better prognosis. These patients should receive bronchodilator treatment if there is no contraindication for it.