Treatment strategies after acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Impact on mortality.

Fernando Casas-MendezMaria Jose AbadíasOriol YugueroIgnasi BardésFerran BarbéJordi De Batlle

Published in: PloS one (2018)

This study reflects the real-life heterogeneity in the pharmacological treatments prescribed after an ED admission for an AECOPD and suggests the potential impact of suboptimal inhaled treatment strategies on 90-day mortality rates.

Keyphrases

emergency department
cardiovascular events
cystic fibrosis
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
risk factors
single cell
type diabetes
coronary artery disease