Comparison of BAP65, DECAF, PEARL, and MEWS Scores in Predicting Respiratory Support Need in Hospitalized Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease Patients

• Published in: Medical principles and practice Vol. 33; no. 4; pp. 355 - 363
• Main Authors: Acet-Öztürk, Nilüfer Aylin, Aydin-Güçlü, Özge, Yildiz, Merve Nur, Demirdöğen, Ezgi, Görek Dilektaşli, Aslı, Coşkun, Funda, Uzaslan, Esra, Ursavaş, Ahmet, Karadağ, Mehmet
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland S. Karger AG 16.04.2024
• Subjects: Age; Blood pressure; Cardiac arrhythmia; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Clinical medicine; Comorbidity; Consciousness; Dyspnea; Emergency medical care; Heart failure; Heart rate; Hospitalization; Intensive care; Lung diseases; Mortality; Original Paper; Oxygen saturation; Patients; Risk factors; Statistical analysis; Steroids; Variables; Ventilators; Chronic obstructive lung disease exacerbation; Hospitalization; Severity indexes; Respiratory support

Abstract Objective: Prognostic models aid clinical practice with decision-making on treatment and hospitalization in exacerbation of chronic obstructive lung disease (ECOPD). Although there are many studies with prognostic models, diagnostic accuracy is variable within and between models. Subjects a...