Background and objective: Exacerbation (s) of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(eCOPD) entail important events describing an acute deterioration of respiratory symptoms …

Background Various studies have tried to delimit the predictors of hospital length of stay
(LOS) for patients with exacerbated chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (eCOPD), but …

BACKGROUND: Hospital admissions for COPD exacerbations account for 70% of total costs
of COPD treatment, and the duration of hospital stay is directly related to this cost. The aim of …

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: Exacerbations are common in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
and contribute significantly to COPD morbidity and mortality. COPD is also associated with …

The purpose of this article is to provide a general review of the current literature on the
factors associated with the outcomes of hospitalizations, survival and health‐related quality …

Introduction The aim of this study was to determine the impact of hospitalizations on levels of
physical activity (PA) and whether other factors were associated with subsequent changes in …

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a condition with high
morbidity and cost to health services due to a high number of exacerbations necessitating …

Aims To validate a previously developed set of explicit criteria for the appropriateness of
hospital admission among these patients using the RAND/UCLA Appropriateness …

The aim of this study was to identify a multivariate model to predict poor outcomes after
admission for exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We …