Emergency department management of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: factors predicting readmission
International Journal of COPD2018Vol. Volume 13, pp. 1647–1654
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Abstract
Patients discharged directly home from EDs have a significantly higher risk of readmission to EDs than those who are hospitalized. One possible reason for this is that COPD management is variable in EDs with <50% receiving appropriate therapy.
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