Predicting end-of-life in patients with an exacerbation of COPD by routine clinical assessment

Summary The purpose of this study was to determine if routine clinical assessment could reliably predict in-hospital death in patients admitted with acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD). Methods In a case-crossover study the case records of AECOPD related deaths were reviewed. Clinical and laboratory...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Respiratory medicine 2010-11, Vol.104 (11), p.1668-1674
Hauptverfasser:	Murphy, Stephen A, Mydin, Helmy Haja, Fatah, Saman, Antunes, George
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acute exacerbation Aged Biological and medical sciences Body mass index Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma COPD Disease Progression Early warning score End-of-life Female Hospital Mortality - trends Humans Life Expectancy - trends Male Medical sciences Morbidity Mortality Multivariate analysis Oxygen therapy Patient admissions Patient Discharge - statistics & numerical data Performance status Pneumology Prognosis Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - epidemiology Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - mortality Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - physiopathology Pulmonary/Respiratory Respiratory Insufficiency - epidemiology Respiratory Insufficiency - mortality Respiratory Insufficiency - physiopathology Risk Factors ROC Curve United Kingdom - epidemiology Variables
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