BODE Index for COPD Survival
Predicts survival in COPD patients.
INSTRUCTIONS
Do not use in patients during acute exacerbations of COPD. Do not use to guide therapy. See When to Use for full exclusion criteria.
When to Use
Pearls/Pitfalls
Why Use
≥65%
050-64%
+136-49%
+2≤35%
+3≥350 m (383 yds)
0250-349 m (273-382 yds)
+1150-249 m (164-272 yds)
+2≤149 m (163 yds)
+3Dyspnea only with strenuous exercise
0Dyspnea when hurrying or walking up a slight hill
0Walks slower than people of same age because of dyspnea or stops for breath when walking at own pace
+1Stops for breath after walking 100 yards (91 m) or after a few minutes
+2Too dyspneic to leave house or breathless when dressing
+3>21
0≤21
+1Result:
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