Age-adjusted Charlson comorbidity score is associated with the risk of empyema in patients with COPD

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have a higher risk of pneumonia than the general population due to their impaired lung defense. They also have a higher risk of empyema and more comorbidities than patients without COPD. This study aimed to evaluate the risk of empyema in pa...

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Autores principales: Ho, Chung-Han, Chen, Yi-Chen, Chu, Chin-Chen, Wang, Jhi-Joung, Liao, Kuang-Ming
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Health 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6392682/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28885373
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000008040

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6392682/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28885373
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000008040

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