Acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD) in the emergency department (ED): hospitalization criteria versus predictors of death

N. Roche, D. Soussan, M. Zureik, D. Perrotin, F. Neukirch, and investigators for the ²Urgence BPCO 2003² Scientific Committee (Paris, France)

Source: Annual Congress 2006 - COPD exacerbations
Session: COPD exacerbations
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 1079
Disease area: Airway diseases

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N. Roche, D. Soussan, M. Zureik, D. Perrotin, F. Neukirch, and investigators for the ²Urgence BPCO 2003² Scientific Committee (Paris, France). Acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD) in the emergency department (ED): hospitalization criteria versus predictors of death. Eur Respir J 2006; 28: Suppl. 50, 1079

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