BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: We intended to identify the factors predicting a short length of stay in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and acute exacerbations in order to select those who are tributary to be admitted in a short stay unit. PATIENTS AND METHOD: Several clinical and biochemical characteristics were compared in a group of patients with COPD admitted in a short stay unit during an acute exacerbation, classified as lasting 4 days or > 4 days of hospital stay. RESULTS: A comorbidity index of 2 [1-2] vs 3 [2-3.5], a number of breaths per minute of 29.0 (6.5) vs 33.6 (6.8) and a pCO2 value on admission of 39.1 (5.3) vs 50.7 (12.0) mmHg were factors independently associated with a shorter stay (p < 0.001 in all). CONCLUSIONS: Some clinical characteristics of COPD patients are predictive of a short length of stay during acute exacerbations.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: We intended to identify the factors predicting a short length of stay in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and acute exacerbations in order to select those who are tributary to be admitted in a short stay unit. PATIENTS AND METHOD: Several clinical and biochemical characteristics were compared in a group of patients with COPD admitted in a short stay unit during an acute exacerbation, classified as lasting 4 days or > 4 days of hospital stay. RESULTS: A comorbidity index of 2 [1-2] vs 3 [2-3.5], a number of breaths per minute of 29.0 (6.5) vs 33.6 (6.8) and a pCO2 value on admission of 39.1 (5.3) vs 50.7 (12.0) mmHg were factors independently associated with a shorter stay (p < 0.001 in all). CONCLUSIONS: Some clinical characteristics of COPDpatients are predictive of a short length of stay during acute exacerbations.
Authors: Angeliki M Tsimogianni; Spyros A Papiris; Georgios T Stathopoulos; Effrosyni D Manali; Charis Roussos; Anastasia Kotanidou Journal: J Gen Intern Med Date: 2009-07-14 Impact factor: 5.128
Authors: Thomas G Poder; Christian R C Kouakou; Pierre-Alexandre Bouchard; Véronique Tremblay; Sébastien Blais; François Maltais; François Lellouche Journal: BMJ Open Date: 2018-01-23 Impact factor: 2.692
Authors: Mamta Ruparel; Jose Luis López-Campos; Ady Castro-Acosta; Sylvia Hartl; Francisco Pozo-Rodriguez; C Michael Roberts Journal: ERJ Open Res Date: 2016-03-05