Comparison of two scores for short-term outcomes in patients with COPD exacerbation in the emergency department: the Ottawa COPD Risk Scale and the DECAF score
Background While clinical decision rules have been developed to evaluate exacerbations and decisions on hospitalisation and discharge in emergency departments (EDs) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), these rules are not widely used in EDs. In this study, we compare the pr...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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European Respiratory Society
2023-03-01
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| Series: | ERJ Open Research |
| Online Access: | http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/9/2/00436-2022.full |