Retrospective Analysis of COPD Patients, Who Were Treated in Hospital (One Year Follow up)
Journal Title: Journal of Clinical and Analytical Medicine - Year 2011, Vol 2, Issue 2
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Aim The aim of this study is to evaluate the demographic and other characteristics of the patients hospitalized patients with COPD exacerbations. Material and Methods We evaluated the characteristics of hospitalized patients with COPD retrospectively to determine the causes of hospitalization. Results Eighty-one patients with COPD were hospitalized 197 times within a year. Hospitalized ones were usually hypercapnic severe COPD patients and patients with a concomitant disease had prolonged hospitalizations. Conclusion Severe and very severe COPD patients were hospitalized more oſten. Hospital stay in very severe COPD patients were longer and these patients needed non-invasive and invasive mechanical ventilatory support. Patients with concomitant disease and who were smokers hospitalized more and hospital stay was longer. Mortality was also higher in these patients.
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- DOI 10.4328/JCAM.169
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