30-day Readmissions After Acute Exacerbations of COPD: How Relevant Are Comorbidities?

Conclusions: Cardiovascular diseases were highly prevalent and acute heart failure was an important cause of 30-day readmission among AECOPD patients. GERD may complicate AECOPD recovery and patients with previous stroke may be at higher risk of a fatal outcome.

Source: European Respiratory Journal - October 28, 2020 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Freitas, C., Dias, J., Leuschner, P. Tags: Monitoring airway disease Source Type: research