Investigating the role of uric acid and uric acid-to-creatinine ratio as a predictive factor of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation in 2019.

Saman BarmehziarAbbas FadaiiFariba SamadianAli ShakibaSogol Koolaji

Published in: The clinical respiratory journal (2023)

Uric acid and UCR could be invaluable predictors of frequent exacerbation and the acute phase of COPD. Therefore, they might be applicable in evaluating the severity and progress of the disease.

Keyphrases

uric acid
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
metabolic syndrome
lung function
intensive care unit
acute respiratory distress syndrome
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation