The PEARL score predicts 90-day readmission or death after hospitalisation for acute exacerbation of COPD

BACKGROUND: One in three patients hospitalised due to acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD) is readmitted within 90 days. No tool has been developed specifically in this population to predict readmission or death. Clinicians are unable to identify patients at particular risk, yet resources to prevent...

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Published in:Thorax
Main Authors: Echevarria, C, Steer, J, Heslop-Marshall, K, Stenton, S C, Hickey, P M, Hughes, R, Wijesinghe, M, Harrison, R N, Steen, N, Simpson, A J, Gibson, G J, Bourke, S C
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2017
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5537524/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28235886
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2016-209298
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