Dyspnoea severity and pneumonia as predictors of in-hospital mortality and early readmission in acute exacerbations of COPD

Thorax

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 117-121

  Steer, John ^a   Norman, E M ^a   Afolabi, O A ^a   Gibson, G J ^b   Bourke, S C ^a,b  

^a NORTH TYNESIDE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGED; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURB 65; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL DYSPNEA SCALE; MORTALITY; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PNEUMONIA; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVOR;

EID: 84856054366     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: 14683296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200332     Document Type: Article

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