Blood eosinophilia(BE) and outcomes in patients with acute severe exacerbations of COPD(AECOPD)

Conclusions: The BE in hospitalized patients with AECOPD indicates better clinical outcomes in terms of less usage of O2 therapy and NIV with shorter exacerbations but higher rate of readmission.

Source: European Respiratory Journal - November 19, 2018 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Soe, A. K., Kevorkova, M. S., Nuralieva, G. S., Belevskiy, A. S., Avdeev, S. N., Chuchalin, A. G. Tags: Monitoring Airway Disease Source Type: research