Several factors worsen the prognosis of hospitalized patients with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD). Little is known about the specific contribution of age. Study aim was to evaluate the impact of age on early mortality (90-days).

Age is a determinant of short-term mortality in patients hospitalized for an acute exacerbation of COPD

Crisafulli, Ernesto;Girelli, Domenico;
2020-01-01

Abstract

Several factors worsen the prognosis of hospitalized patients with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD). Little is known about the specific contribution of age. Study aim was to evaluate the impact of age on early mortality (90-days).
2020
Acute exacerbation
Age
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Early mortality
Prognosis
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