Original Article

Regional Differences in Hospitalizations among Patients Admitted with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Objective: Extreme temperatures negatively impact pulmonary function. This study explored whether the variability in ambient temperatures across disparate geographic regions in the United States was associated with differences in hospital outcomes for patients admitted with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Methods: Using the 2016–2019 National Inpatient Sample database, we compared…