Microalbuminuria on admission for acute exacerbation of COPD as a predictor of all-cause mortality and future exacerbations.

Konstantinos Bartziokas Christos KyriakopoulosEvangelia DounousiKonstantinos Kostikas

Published in: Postgraduate medical journal (2021)

The presence of MAB on admission for AECOPD was associated with more severe COPD and prolonged hospitalisation, as well as with higher rates of AECOPD and mortality risk at 1-year follow-up.

Keyphrases

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
lung function
emergency department
liver failure
drug induced
respiratory failure
early onset
aortic dissection
cystic fibrosis
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
acute respiratory distress syndrome