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Assisted ventilation in COPD – association between previous hospitalizations and mortality

BACKGROUND: In general, previous studies have shown an association between prior exacerbations and mortality in COPD, but this association has not been demonstrated in the subpopulation of patients in need of assisted ventilation. We examined whether previous hospitalizations were independently asso...

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Autores principales: Toft-Petersen, Anne Pernille, Torp-Pedersen, Christian, Weinreich, Ulla Møller, Rasmussen, Bodil Steen
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/PMC4860999/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27217743
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S97830