Borrelia burgdorferi serology and diagnosis of Lyme disease in the healthcare area of Santiago de Compostela (Galicia, Spain): 2006–2016

Most studies on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exclude octogenarian patients. Therefore, the disease is not well characterized in this age group. The objective of this study is to analyze the clinical characteristics of octogenarian patients with COPD and the usefulness of the prognostic indexes used most frequently in this age group.Retrospective study of consecutive patients seen at a clinic between 2009 and 2017. The following...