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Determining prognosis in acute exacerbation of COPD. |
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| Published in | The International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. 2017, vol. 12, p. 467-475 | |
| Abstract | Acute exacerbations are the leading causes of hospitalization and mortality in patients with COPD. Prognostic tools for patients with chronic COPD exist, but there are scarce data regarding acute exacerbations. We aimed to identify the prognostic factors of death and readmission after exacerbation of COPD. | |
| Keywords | Adult — Age Factors — Aged — Aged — 80 and over — Comorbidity — Disease Progression — Female — Forced Expiratory Volume — Hospitals — University — Humans — Lung/physiopathology — Male — Middle Aged — Multivariate Analysis — Patient Readmission — Prognosis — Proportional Hazards Models — Pulmonary Disease — Chronic Obstructive/diagnosis/mortality/physiopathology/therapy — Respiratory Rate — Retrospective Studies — Risk Assessment — Risk Factors — Severity of Illness Index — Switzerland — Time Factors | |
| Identifiers | DOI: 10.2147/COPD.S122382 PMID: 28203070 | |
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| Research group | Groupe Perrier Arnaud (Médecine interne générale, de réhabilitation et de gériatrie) (585) | |
| Citation (ISO format) | FLATTET, Yves et al. Determining prognosis in acute exacerbation of COPD. In: The International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, 2017, vol. 12, p. 467-475. https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:98705 |
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