DECAF versus CURB-65 to Foresee Mortality among Patients Presenting with an Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Objective To compare the precision of DECAF (Dyspnea, Eosinopenia, Consolidation, Acidemia, Atrial Fibrillation) and CURB-65 scoring systems in prediction of mortality among patients presenting with an acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Material and methods A prospec...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Ahmed, Naseem, Jawad, Nadia, Jafri, Saira, Raja, Wiky
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
Materias:
Pulmonology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7008724/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32064193
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.6613

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7008724/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32064193
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.6613

Ejemplares similares