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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Main Authors: Sara Daud, Asma Ambreen, Aisha Shafique, Shomaila Awan, Asma Sabir, Nabila Zaheer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Rawalpindi Medical University 2022-03-01
Series:Journal of Rawalpindi Medical College
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Online Access:https://www.journalrmc.com/index.php/JRMC/article/view/1688