Predictors of mortality in mechanically ventilated COPD patients
Background: Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) commonly require hospitalization and admission to intensive care unit. It is useful to identify patients at the time of admission who are likely to have poor outcome. This study was carried out to define the predictors of mortali...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2012-07-01
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| Series: | Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763812000349 |