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Incidence and outcomes of patients hospitalized with COPD exacerbation with and without pneumonia

BACKGROUND: Pneumonia may be a major contributor to hospitalizations for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation and influence their outcomes. METHODS: We examined hospitalization rates, health resource utilization, 30-day mortality, and risk of subsequent hospitalizations for COPD...

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Autores principales: Søgaard, Mette, Madsen, Morten, Løkke, Anders, Hilberg, Ole, Sørensen, Henrik Toft, Thomsen, Reimar W
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4780743/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27042038
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S96179