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
insulin resistance