Predicting Length of Stay and Mortality in Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease at the Intensive Care Unit
| Autor: | Mehmet Toptaş, Aybüke Kekeçoğlu, Sibel Yurt, Seda Tural Onur, Kemal Karapınar, İbrahim Akkoç, Murat Haliloğlu |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| Zdroj: | İstanbul Medical Journal, Vol 23, Iss 3, Pp 205-209 (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2619-9793 2148-094X |
| DOI: | 10.4274/imj.galenos.2022.84579 |
| Popis: | Introduction:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a worldwide public health challenge because it affects more than 5% of the population. Early identification of the patients at risk of severe disease or death gives the clinician the chance to initiate rapid and aggressive treatment, and thereby save lives.Methods:This was a single-center observational retrospective study. We included all patients aged ≥40 years admitted to the respiratory intensive care unit with a diagnosis of acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD) between January 2014 and December 2018.Co-morbidities, hemogram and biochemistry values, and inflammatory markers were evaluated in both survivor and non-survivor groups. Results were evluated with SPSS.Results:A total of 1,454 patients were assessed, 315 (21.6%) patients died during the hospital stay, and 1,139 (78.3%) patients were discharged. In the non-survivor group, mean white blood cell counts were higher than in survivors [14.1 (9.7-20.3), vs 11.8 (8.5-16.1), p |
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