Comparison of DECAF (dyspnea, eosinopenia, consolidation, acidaemia, and atrial fibrillation) and APACHE II (acute physiology and chronic health evaluation ii) scoring system to predict mortality among patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Scoring systems are frequently used to predict mortality and then guiding therapeutic interventions in the patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Objective: Compare the diagnostic accuracy of Dyspnea, Eosinopenia, Consolidation, acidaemia, and atrial fibrillati...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Pakistan Medical Association
2021-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association |
| Online Access: | https://www.ojs.jpma.org.pk/index.php/public_html/article/view/617 |