Management and Risk of Mortality in Patients Hospitalised Due to a First Severe COPD Exacerbation.
Christer JanssonBright Ibeabughichi NwaruFredrik WiklundGunilla TelgMagnus Per EkströmPublished in: International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (2020)
Following hospitalisation for first severe COPD exacerbation, many patients did not collect the treatment recommended by current guidelines. Risk of mortality increased with every subsequent re-hospitalisation. Patients with concurrent comorbidities had an increased risk of being re-hospitalised.
Keyphrases
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- type diabetes
- cardiovascular disease
- risk factors
- cardiovascular events
- lung function
- coronary artery disease
- patient reported outcomes
- intensive care unit
- combination therapy
- drug induced
- rectal cancer
- smoking cessation
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- mechanical ventilation