Characteristics and long-term outcome of acute exacerbations in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: An analysis of cases in the Swedish Intensive Care Registry during 2002-2006

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 759-765

  Berkius, J ^b   Nolin, T ^c   Mardh C ^c   Karlstrom G ^d   Walther, S M ^a,e,f  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Vastervik Hospital   (Sweden)

^c CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d Division of Surgical Disciplines   (Sweden)

^e LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^f ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Critical care; Survival analysis

Indexed keywords

AGED; APACHE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SURVIVAL TIME;

APACHE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; REGISTRIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVORS; SWEDEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 45149095370     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2008.01632.x     Document Type: Article

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