Cargando…

The PEARL score predicts 90-day readmission or death after hospitalisation for acute exacerbation of COPD

BACKGROUND: One in three patients hospitalised due to acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD) is readmitted within 90 days. No tool has been developed specifically in this population to predict readmission or death. Clinicians are unable to identify patients at particular risk, yet resources to prevent...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Echevarria, C, Steer, J, Heslop-Marshall, K, Stenton, S C, Hickey, P M, Hughes, R, Wijesinghe, M, Harrison, R N, Steen, N, Simpson, A J, Gibson, G J, Bourke, S C
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2017
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5537524/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28235886
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2016-209298