How long a person can live with COPD is not generalizable, but depends on the condition, such as simple chronic obstructive pulmonary disease without other underlying diseases, the control of those who are satisfied may not affect the life expectancy; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with a heavy degree or a lot of comorbidities, and poor control can be life-threatening.
1. COPD is a common preventable and treatable disease characterized by persistent airflow limitation, which can further develop into pulmonary heart disease and respiratory failure, and its survival is closely related to the patient’s own immunity, the presence or absence of underlying diseases and the presence or absence of comorbidities.
2. Patients with simple COPD, without hypertension, diabetes mellitus, coronary heart disease and other underlying diseases and comorbidities have a longer survival, and some of them do not affect their life expectancy.
3. Patients with severe COPD, or COPD combined with multiple underlying diseases that are not well controlled, or with multiple complications such as respiratory failure, pulmonary heart disease, etc., will have a relatively shorter survival period, and in severe cases, it can be life-threatening.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease should go to the hospital in time, under the guidance of the doctor active treatment, so as not to delay the condition.