Value of the DECAF score in predicting hospital mortality in patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease admitted to Zagazig University Hospitals, Egypt
Background: Acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) are both common and often fatal. Lack of an accurate prognostic tool that can accurately predict inhospital mortality and help clinicians triaging patients to the appropriate level of care is a challenge. Toward this a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2015-01-01
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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/S0422763814200331 |