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How Long A Person With Severe COPD And 1/6th Lung Capacity Survive?

My husband has serve copd. The doctors have told me its now over the serve stage and now worst. He is on home oxygen and niv machine.And also a copd retaner. They say he has 1/6 of lung capacity.Please can you tell me how long he has. I am scared for him.He is only 6o years old. We do take every day as it comes.

Tue, 7 Jan 2014
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Hi,
Home oxygen therapy and NIV are the maximum that can be done in such a severity of COPD patient. How is his 2d echo?Is there any pulmonary hypertension. Unfortunately COPD is an irreversible disease except in acute exacerbation. That means the disease only progresses and we can try to slow the disease progression. Continue inhaled therapy and oral medications. 1/6th of lung capacity is poor prognosis however the exact survival is difficult to predict.
You need to continue his medications.
The only theorotical hope is bilateral lung transplant if heart is normal and if such a program exists in your area and the patient is eligible for the same.
Regards
Dr. Mishra
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How Long A Person With Severe COPD And 1/6th Lung Capacity Survive?

Hi, Home oxygen therapy and NIV are the maximum that can be done in such a severity of COPD patient. How is his 2d echo?Is there any pulmonary hypertension. Unfortunately COPD is an irreversible disease except in acute exacerbation. That means the disease only progresses and we can try to slow the disease progression. Continue inhaled therapy and oral medications. 1/6th of lung capacity is poor prognosis however the exact survival is difficult to predict. You need to continue his medications. The only theorotical hope is bilateral lung transplant if heart is normal and if such a program exists in your area and the patient is eligible for the same. Regards Dr. Mishra