Mortality in Patients with Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Lower and Higher Decaf Scores
Background: To determine diagnostic accuracy of DECAF score in predicting mortality in patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease having DECAF score <4 and within 7 days of hospital admission keeping actual mortality as gold standard. Methods: In this cross sectio...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Rawalpindi Medical University
2022-03-01
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Series: | Journal of Rawalpindi Medical College |
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Online Access: | https://www.journalrmc.com/index.php/JRMC/article/view/1688 |