Eosinopenia as a Prognostic Biomarker for Noninvasive Ventilation Use in COPD Exacerbations.

Konstantinos BartziokasEvgenia PapathanasiouAndriana I PapaioannouIlias PapanikolaouEmmanouil AntonakisIoanna MakouGeorgios HillasTheodoros Karampitsakos Ourania PapaioannouKaterina DimakouVasiliki ApollonatouGalateia VerykokouSpyros PapirisBakakos Petros Stylianos Loukides Konstantinos Kostikas

Published in: Journal of personalized medicine (2023)

During COPD exacerbation, low blood eosinophil levels upon admission are related to more severe disease and can be used as a predictor of the need of NIV. Further prospective studies are needed to identify the use of blood eosinophil levels as a predictor of unfavorable outcomes.

Keyphrases

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
lung function
emergency department
early onset
cystic fibrosis
mechanical ventilation
respiratory failure
metabolic syndrome
skeletal muscle
adipose tissue
acute respiratory distress syndrome