Role of the DECAF Score in Predicting In-hospital Mortality in Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Introduction Acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) can be fatal. In 2012, a comprehensive score was developed to predict the risk of in-hospital mortality in AECOPD called the dyspnoea, eosinopenia, consolidation, acidemia, and atrial fibrillation (DECAF) score. We co...

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Autores principales: Memon, Mubeen A, Faryal, Sheeba, Brohi, Naveed, Kumar, Besham
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2019
Materias:
Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6682392/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31403014
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.4826

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6682392/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31403014
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.4826

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