Can early introduction of specialized palliative care limit intensive care, emergency and hospital admissions in patients with severe and very severe COPD? a randomized study

BACKGROUND: COPD is a progressive lung disorder with rates of mortality between 36–50%, within 2 years after admission for an acute exacerbation. While treatment with inhaled bronchodilators and steroids may partially relieve symptoms and oxygen therapy may prolong life, for many patients the course...

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I publikationen:BMC Palliat Care
Huvudupphovsmän: Weber, Catherine, Stirnemann, Jerome, Herrmann, François R, Pautex, Sophie, Janssens, Jean- Paul
Materialtyp: Artigo
Språk:Inglês
Publicerad: BioMed Central 2014
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Länkar:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4448287/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25927907
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-684X-13-47
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