Hypoxemia and not hyperoxemia predicts worse outcome in severe COPD exacerbations - an observational study.

Charlotte Sandau Bech Ejvind Frausing HansenLars PedersenJens-Ulrik Stæhr Jensen

Published in: European clinical respiratory journal (2022)

For admitted patients with AECOPD, being hypoxemic ever within the first 24 hours after admission is associated with a substantially increased risk of a poor prognosis.

Keyphrases

poor prognosis
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
long non coding rna
lung function
respiratory failure
emergency department
cystic fibrosis
early onset
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
mechanical ventilation
intensive care unit
air pollution