Isikhathi esizinzile se-COPD: Emazweni aseYurophu naseMelika, ngenxa yezinga eliphezulu lokuqwashisa kweziguli kanye nokuqaphela lesi sifo, izinga lezomnotho kanye nesistimu yokubuyisela imali ephakeme, yokwelashwa kwemishini yokungenisa umoya engangeni yemindeni eneCOPD iye yathandwa kakhulu, futhi izuze izinzuzo ezinhle zezokwelapha, zezenhlalakahle nezeMpilo kanye nezomnotho.

Isikhathi sokushuba kakhulu: Esikhathini sokushuba kakhulu kwe-COPD, ngaphandle uma kunezingqinamba ezicacile, cishe zonke iziguli kufanele zelashwe ngomoya ongeyena ohlaselayo.Ukusetshenziswa kokungenisa komoya okungahlaseli kunganciphisa isikhutha, kuthuthukise umoya-mpilo wegazi, futhi kunciphise ubunzima bokuphefumula, ngaleyo ndlela kunciphise ukungena kuqhoqhoqho kanye nokusetshenziswa kwe-ventilator ehlaselayo kunciphisa ubude besikhathi sokuhlala esibhedlela futhi kunciphisa izindleko zokwelashwa.Iziguli ezinezimo zomnotho zivumela isikhathi esideumoya omncane ongeyona invasiveemindenini enezikhathi ezinzile ngemuva kwesigaba esibi.