2022European Respiratory JournalOpen access

Mortality after admission with pneumonia is higher than after admission with an exacerbation of COPD

Jørgen Vestbo, Grant Waterer, David Leather, Courtney Crim, Nawar Diar Bakerly, Lucy Frith, Loretta Jacques, Catherine Harvey, Imran Satia, Ashley Woodcock

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Mortality after an admission for pneumonia is considerably higher than for an admission for an exacerbation in COPD patients recruited from usual clinical practice. A proper diagnosis in acute worsenings of symptoms in COPD is therefore important.https://bit.ly/3LyhnnC

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Mortality after an admission for pneumonia is considerably higher than for an admission for an exacerbation in COPD patients recruited from usual clinical practice. A proper diagnosis in acute worsenings of symptoms in COPD is therefore important.https://bit.ly/3LyhnnC

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Mortality after an admission for pneumonia is considerably higher than for an admission for an exacerbation in COPD patients recruited from usual clinical practice. A proper diagnosis in acute worsenings of symptoms in COPD is therefore important.https://bit.ly/3LyhnnC

Key concepts: Exacerbation, COPD, Copd exacerbation, Medicine, Pneumonia, Hospital admission, Internal medicine, Intensive care medicine

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