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COPD exacerbation phenotypes in a real-world five year hospitalisation cohort.
Respiratory medicine - 1 Jun 2020
Jones Timothy P W, Brown Jan, Hurst John R, Vancheeswaran Rama, Brill Simon
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INTRODUCTION: COPD exacerbation phenotypes have been defined in research populations by predominantly infective or inflammatory aetiology. We sought to characterise this in patients admitted to our centre. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Case-notes of consecutive patients discharged alive after treatment for acute COPD exacerbations between December 2012 and January 2017 were analysed. Data were collected on treatment,...
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