Blood Eosinophil Count and Hospital Readmission in Patients with Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
Matthew J HegewaldBenjamin D HorneFrank TrudoJames L KreindlerYen ChungSusan ReaDenitza P BlagevPublished in: International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (2020)
Eosinophil counts in patients with COPD were not associated with a difference in 30-day all-cause readmissions. However, greater eosinophil counts were associated with increased risk of all-cause readmission at 90 days and 12 months and COPD-related readmission at 30, 60, and 90 days and 12 months. Patients with eosinophils <70 cells/μL had the lowest risk for 30-day all-cause readmission. Blood eosinophils in patients hospitalized with AECOPD may be a useful biomarker for the risk of hospital readmission.
Keyphrases
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- end stage renal disease
- healthcare
- peripheral blood
- induced apoptosis
- lung function
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- prognostic factors
- emergency department
- cell cycle arrest
- patient reported outcomes
- oxidative stress
- intensive care unit
- endoplasmic reticulum stress
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- mechanical ventilation
- patient reported
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- drug induced
- respiratory failure