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Readmission Due to Exacerbation of COPD: Associated Factors.
Lung - 1 Apr 2018
Cerezo Lajas Alicia, Gutiérrez González Enrique, Llorente Parrado César, Puente Maestu Luis, de Miguel-Díez Javier
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OBJECTIVES: To compare characteristics of patients readmitted after discharge by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation with those who were not readmitted and to identify factors associated with readmission risk. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We randomly selected a group of 40 COPD patients with high frequency of readmissions (HFR), who had ≥ 2 admissions by COPD exacerbation within 30 days after the...
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