Anemia and performance status as prognostic markers in acute hypercapnic respiratory failure due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

BACKGROUND: In patients with acute hypercapnic respiratory failure (AHRF) during exacerbations of COPD, mortality can be high despite noninvasive ventilation (NIV). For some, AHRF is terminal and NIV is inappropriate. However there is no definitive method of identifying patients who are unlikely to...

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Autores principales: Mydin, Helmy Haja, Murphy, Stephen, Clague, Howell, Sridharan, Kishore, Taylor, Ian K
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3610447/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23658480
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S39403

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