Introduction: People living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are
susceptible to acute deteriorations in respiratory health termed “exacerbations” …

Background Readmission following COPD exacerbation is a common and challenging
clinical problem. New approaches to predicting readmissions are required to help mitigate …

More than a third of patients hospitalised for acute exacerbation of COPD are readmitted to
hospital within 90 days. Healthcare professionals and service providers are expected to …

Background Readmission rates following hospitalisation for COPD exacerbations are
unacceptably high, and the contributing factors are poorly understood. Our objective was to …

Background Chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD) exacerbations are a significant cause
of morbidity and mortality. Data regarding factors which causes or prevents exacerbations is …

Background and Aims: Exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
drive disease progression and can lead to an accelerated decline in lung function and a …

Educational aims To describe the impact of COPD exacerbations and the importance of the
frequent exacerbator phenotype. To describe the spectrum of pharmacological and non …

Background: Exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are a leading
cause of admission to hospital among men in many countries, although the factors causing …

Background: Acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD) are known to be associated with
increased morbidity and mortality and have a significant socioeconomic impact. The factors …

Objective: The factors that determine frequent hospital readmissions for acute exacerbations
of COPD (AECOPD) are poorly understood. The aim of this study was to ascertain rates of re …