Background: Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) often present with
severe acute exacerbations requiring hospital treatment. However, little is known about the …

Rationale: There is a need to identify clinically meaningful predictors of mortality following
hospitalized COPD exacerbation. Objectives: The aim of this study was to systematically …

The aim of this study was to assess long-term mortality and predictive factors of death after
hospital admission for acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) …

The aim of our study was to estimate the case fatality of a severe exacerbation from long-
term survival data presented in the literature. A literature search identified studies …

Background: Acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AE-COPD) are
related to high mortality, especially in hospitalized patients. Predictors for severe outcomes …

Background Acute exacerbations are the leading causes of hospitalization and mortality in
patients with COPD. Prognostic tools for patients with chronic COPD exist, but there are …

Background: It is crucial to identify risk factors for poor evolution of patients admitted to
hospital with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in order to provide adequate …

Background The long-term natural history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
in terms of successive severe exacerbations and mortality is unknown. Methods The authors …

Hospitalizations for acute exacerbation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD) have a great impact on health care expenditure. The aim of this study was …

Background Exacerbations affect morbidity in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD). We sought to evaluate the association between exacerbation frequency and …