Audit of acute admissions of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Inpatient management and outcome

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 236-241

  Chang, C L ^a   Sullivan, G D ^a   Karalus, N C ^a   Hancox, R J ^a   McLachlan, J D ^a   Mills, G D ^a  

^a WAIKATO HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Blood pressure score; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Confusion; Exacerbation; Hospitalization; Mortality; Respiratory rate; Urea

Indexed keywords

UREA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; BREATHING RATE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MORTALITY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33947521999     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2006.01283.x     Document Type: Article

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