Terms and definitions used to describe recurrence, treatment failure and recovery of acute exacerbations of COPD: a systematic review of observational studies

WH Meeraus, BM DeBarmore, H Mullerova… - … Journal of Chronic …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPDs) are
important clinical events, with many patients experiencing multiple AECOPDs annually. The …

[HTML][HTML] Composite outcomes in clinical prediction modeling: are we trying to predict apples and oranges?

K Dash, S Goodacre, L Sutton - Annals of Emergency Medicine, 2022 - Elsevier
Composite outcomes are widely used in clinical research. Existing literature has considered
the pros and cons of composite outcomes in clinical trials, but their extensive use in clinical …

2021 Guideline for the management of COPD exacerbations: emergency medicine association of Turkey (EMAT)/Turkish thoracic society (TTS) clinical practice …

NÖ Doğan, Y Varol, N Köktürk, E Aksay… - Turkish Journal of …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an important public health problem that
manifests with exacerbations and causes serious mortality and morbidity in both developed …

[HTML][HTML] An ontological approach for early detection of suspected covid-19 among copd patients

KM Kouamé, H Mcheick - Applied System Innovation, 2021 - mdpi.com
Recent studies on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients in the context of
the coronavirus 19 (COVID-19) pandemic have reported two important problems, ie, high …

[HTML][HTML] Ottawa Risk Scale in Predicting the Outcome of Chorionic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbation in Emergency Department; a Diagnostic Accuracy …

M Alavi-Moghaddam, H Partovinezhad… - Archives of Academic …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods: This prospective diagnostic accuracy study was conducted on COPD exacerbation
cases who were referred to the emergency department (ED). Patients were followed up for …

[HTML][HTML] The adjusted impact of different severities of acute exacerbations and medications on the risk of developing dementia in COPD patients

KH Chia, YY Chang, TY Chen, PY Hsieh… - BMC Pulmonary …, 2023 - Springer
Background Although a relationship between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD) and dementia has been reported, the initial severity upon emergency department …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of two scores for short-term outcomes in patients with COPD exacerbation in the emergency department: the Ottawa COPD Risk Scale and the …

A Unal, B Bayram, B Ergan, K Can… - ERJ Open …, 2023 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Background While clinical decision rules have been developed to evaluate exacerbations
and decisions on hospitalisation and discharge in emergency departments (EDs) in patients …

Comparison of two scores of short term serious outcome in COPD patients

AO Kocak, Z Cakir, I Akbas, STA Gur, MZ Kose… - The American journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Introduction Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) related visits to the
emergency department have increased substantially during the past decade. An important …

Predicting adverse events among patients with COPD exacerbations in the emergency department

ME Doers, MA Zafar, U Stolz, MH Eckman… - Respiratory …, 2022 - rc.rcjournal.com
BACKGROUND: COPD exacerbations lead to excessive health care utilization, morbidity,
and mortality. The Ottawa COPD Risk Scale (OCRS) was developed to predict short-term …

[HTML][HTML] To keep patients with COPD out of hospital, look beyond the lungs

K Flegel, MB Stanbrook - CMAJ, 2018 - Can Med Assoc
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the fifth leading cause of death in
Canada, with an age-standardized prevalence of 9% among Canadians aged 35 years and …