ArticleMultidisciplinary respiratory medicine2012
Factors associated with hospital admission in patients reaching the emergency department with COPD exacerbation.
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- An Evidence-Informed Clinical Pathway for COPD Exacerbations in Emergency Departments: Diagnostic Assessment, Severity Stratification, and Individualized Management.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Evaluation of the quality of emergency department management for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.Clinical and experimental emergency medicine · 2024Article
- PUMA screening tool to detect COPD in high-risk patients in Chinese primary care-A validation study.PloS one · 2022Article
- Evaluation of Hospital Admission Status for Emergency Department Patients Seen for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbation: A Retrospective Observational Study.Ochsner journal · 2021Article
- The acute wheezy adult with airways disease in the emergency department: a retrospective case-note review of exacerbations of COPD.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2019Article
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- Comparison of the clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes of patients requiring hospital admission to treat eosinophilic and neutrophilic exacerbations of COPD.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2016Article
- Emergency department management of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and factors associated with hospitalization.Journal of research in medical sciences : the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences · 2014Article
- Standards of suitability for the management of chronic obstructive respiratory diseases.Multidisciplinary respiratory medicine · 2014Article
- INDACO project: a pilot study on incidence of comorbidities in COPD patients referred to pneumology units.Multidisciplinary respiratory medicine · 2013Article
- The need to further understand who gets hospitalized for a COPD exacerbation.Multidisciplinary respiratory medicine · 2012Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe aim of this study was to determine the frequency of COPD exacerbations in our Emergency Department, as well as the hospitalization-related factors.
methodsProspective observational study conducted in the Emergency Department of Salnés County Hospital among patients admitted for COPD exacerbation. Admission predictors were determined by multivariate analysis.
resultsThere were 409 exacerbations in 239 patients (79% male, mean age 75). 57% of exacerbations required hospitalization. Hospitalization-related factors were impaired oxygenation (p < 0.001), presence of neutrophilia (p < 0.01) and prescription of antibiotics in the Emergency Department (p < 0.05).
conclusionsCOPD exacerbation accounts for over 1% of all visits to our Emergency Department. 57% of them required hospitalization. Impaired oxygenation, greater neutrophilia and prescription of antibiotics in the Emergency Department were associated with greater probability of admission.
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