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

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 104, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1668-1674

  Murphy, Stephen A ^a   Mydin, Helmy Haja ^b   Fatah, Saman ^c   Antunes, George ^c  

^a University Hospital of Hartlepool   (United Kingdom)

^b SUNDERLAND ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute exacerbation; COPD; Early warning score; End of life; Mortality; Performance status

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; UREA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EARLY WARNING SCORE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TERMINAL CARE; WHO PERFORMANCE STATUS;

AGED; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; RISK FACTORS; ROC CURVE;

EID: 77957123626     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2010.04.025     Document Type: Article

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