Exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: An analysis of the care process in a regional hospital emergency department

• Published in: Medicine (Baltimore) Vol. 97; no. 31; p. e11601
• Main Authors: Abadias Medrano, Maria Jose, Yuguero Torres, Oriol, Bardés Robles, Ignasi, Casas-Méndez, Luis Fernando, Barbé, Ferran, de Batlle, Jordi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States The Authors. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved 01.08.2018; Wolters Kluwer Health
• Subjects: Aged; Cross-Sectional Studies; Delivery of Health Care - statistics & numerical data; Disease Progression; Emergency Service, Hospital - statistics & numerical data; Female; Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data; Hospitals, University; Humans; Male; Observational Study; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - diagnosis; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - therapy; Respiratory Function Tests - statistics & numerical data; Spain; Time-to-Treatment - statistics & numerical data; Spain

To describe the characteristics of patients visiting a Hospital Emergency Department (HED) due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation (AECOPD) and to evaluate their management.A cross-sectional study of the first 219 patients with AECOPD visiting the HED of the University Hospi...