In-Hospital Mortality in Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: A US Cohort Study.

Michael T DurheimJennifer JudyShaun BenderDorothy BaumerJoseph LucasScott B RobinsonOmar MohamedalyBimal R ShahThomas LeonardCraig S ConoscentiScott M Palmer

Published in: Lung (2019)

Patients with IPF, particularly those receiving mechanical ventilation or intensive care, are at substantial risk of death or lung transplant during hospitalization or death during a readmission within 90 days.

Keyphrases

idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
mechanical ventilation
acute respiratory distress syndrome
intensive care unit
interstitial lung disease
respiratory failure
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
rheumatoid arthritis
systemic sclerosis