Predictors of 6-month mortality in elderly patients with mild chronic obstructive pulmonary disease discharged from a medical ward after acute nonacidotic exacerbation

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 909-913

  Ranieri, Piera ^a,b   Bianchetti, Angelo ^a,b   Margiotta, Alessandro ^a,b   Virgillo, Adriana ^a,b   Clini, Enrico M ^c   Trabucchi, Marco ^b  

^a Istituto Clinico S Anna   (Italy)

^b GERIATRIC RESEARCH GROUP   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

6 month mortality; COPD exacerbation; Elderly; Frailty

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COGNITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MOOD; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL PARAMETERS; VERY ELDERLY;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APACHE; COMORBIDITY; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 43249110933     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.01683.x     Document Type: Article

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