Background Creating an easy-to-use instrument to identify predictors of short-term (30/60-
day) mortality after an exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (eCOPD) …

The purpose of this study was to determine if routine clinical assessment could reliably
predict in-hospital death in patients admitted with acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD) …

BACKGROUND: The objective of this work was to determine predictive factors of hospital
admission for exacerbation during primary care visits in patients with COPD. METHODS: A …

BACKGROUND: Exacerbations are a frequent cause of morbidity and mortality in COPD. It is
crucial to identify risk factors for failure after treatment of exacerbations of COPD. This study …

Objective: The purpose of this study was to understand the outcomes for patients admitted to
hospital for an acute exacerbation of COPD, and to determine the factors influencing quality …

COPD exacerbations are commonly quantified as rate per year. However, the total amount
of time a patient suffers from exacerbations may be stronger related to his or her disease …

OBJECTIVE: Exacerbations of COPD requiring hospital admission have important clinical
and societal implications. We sought to investigate the incidence, recurrence, risk factors …

Abstract Background and Objective: Whether immunological biomarkers combined with
clinical characteristics measured during an exacerbation-free period are predictive of acute …

Background and objective Prevention of exacerbations in chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD) is important to decrease overall declines in functioning and improve quality …

Background There is a need for a standardized, valid, and reliable instrument for quantifying
exacerbations of COPD. The objective of this study was to identify symptom items that …