High-risk patients following hospitalisation for an acute exacerbation of COPD

Autor: Jacques, Piquet, Jean-Michel, Chavaillon, Philippe, David, Francis, Martin, François, Blanchon, Nicolas, Roche, Alain, Strecker
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: European Respiratory Journal. 42:946-955
ISSN: 1399-3003
0903-1936
Popis: The aim of this study was to assess long-term mortality and predictive factors of death after hospital admission for acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). 1824 patients (23.2% female; mean age 70.3±11.3 years) consecutively admitted for acute exacerbation of COPD in the respiratory medicine departments of 68 general hospitals between October 2006 and June 2007 were prospectively enrolled in a follow-up cohort. Their vital status was documented between October 2010 and April 2011. Vital status was available for 1750 patients (95.9%), among whom 787 (45%) died during follow-up. Multivariate analysis found that age (60-80 years and ≥80 years versus
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