A novel alert system for impending acute exacerbation of COPD based on cough monitoring

Introduction: Acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD) often lead to health service utilisation and have associated morbidity and mortality. Telemonitoring is proposed to facilitate early treatment by identifying and alerting clinicians to deterioration; but existing strategies have proven disappointing. Cough commonly increases at the time of AECOPD. We have previously described a system to monitor cough trends over time. Aim: To...