Readmission for Acute Exacerbation within 30 Days of Discharge Is Associated with a Subsequent Progressive Increase in Mortality Risk in COPD Patients: A Long-Term Observational Study

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Twenty per cent of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients are readmitted for acute exacerbation (AECOPD) within 30 days of discharge. The prognostic significance of early readmission is not fully understood. The objective of our study was to estimate the mort...

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Autores principales: Guerrero, Mónica, Crisafulli, Ernesto, Liapikou, Adamantia, Huerta, Arturo, Gabarrús, Albert, Chetta, Alfredo, Soler, Nestor, Torres, Antoni
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4778849/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26943928
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0150737

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4778849/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26943928
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0150737

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