The influence of the treatment compliance of the patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease upon clinical condition

Article devoted to the problem of the influence of the treatment compliance of the patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) upon indices of the external breath function, usage of the rescue medications, frequency of the exacerbations and hospitalizations. It has been shown that patients’ refusal of the base therapy increases risk of the clinical condition worsening. This risk is maximal during first some months after refusal. Dynamic using of the bronchodilatation test makes possibility for prognostication of the clinical condition in the future.