Prognostic factors, clinical course, and hospital outcome of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease admitted to an intensive care unit for acute respiratory failure.

B, Afessa; IJ, Morales; PD, Scanlon; SG, Peters

doi:10.1097/00003246-200207000-00035

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Prognostic factors, clinical course, and hospital outcome of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease admitted to an intensive care unit for acute respiratory failure.

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Afessa B

Morales IJ

Scanlon PD

Abstract

<h4>Objective</h4>To describe prognostic factors, clinical course, and hospital outcome of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease admitted to an intensive care unit for acute respiratory failure.<h4>Design</h4>Analysis of prospectively collected data.<h4>Setting</h4>A multidisciplinary ...

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