Multicentre audit of inpatient management of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Comparison with clinical guidelines

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 380-387

  Pretto, J J ^a,b   Mcdonald, V M ^a,c   Wark, P A B ^a,b,d   Hensley, M J ^a,b  

^a JOHN HUNTER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^d HUNTER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinical audit; COPD; Disease exacerbation; Disease management; Guidelines

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; STEROID;

ARTERIAL GAS; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INHALER; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL NEBULIZER; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OXYGEN THERAPY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY REHABILITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL AREA; SMOKING; SPIROMETRY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLINICAL AUDIT; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ENGLAND; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPIROMETRY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84859863764     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2011.02475.x     Document Type: Article

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