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Risk factors for developing hypoxic respiratory failure in COPD

BACKGROUND: Hypoxemia is associated with worse outcomes in COPD. The aim of the study was to investigate the prevalence, incidence, and risk factors of hypoxic respiratory failure (HRF) in COPD. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This was a longitudinal analysis of data from the Swedish National Register of COPD...

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Autores principales: Sundh, Josefin, Ekström, Magnus
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5530070/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28790812
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S140299