Predictors of hospital admission and mortality in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Yohannes, Abebaw M. and Connolly, Martin J. (2001) Predictors of hospital admission and mortality in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Reviews in clinical gerontology, 11 (1). pp. 99-106. ISSN 0959-2598

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Abstract

Hospital readmission rates for COPD patients are high, with two-week readmission rates of 22% being recorded in one study of patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD). In a separate study, patients admitted with PaCO2> 50 mm Hg had a readmission rate of 40% at six months. There are no agreed clinical evidence factors that determine readmission. A few studies have reported that readmission is associated with an individual's inability to cope with the disease, and that anxiety and socioeconomic status are important variables. Others argue that readmission relates to severity of lung function abnormality, changes in atmospheric pollution, and impaired quality of life (QoL).

Item Type:	Article
Peer-reviewed:	Yes
Date Deposited:	07 Jun 2006 09:59
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Additional Information:	This paper appeared, subsequent to peer review and by Cambridge University Press, in Reviews in Clinical Gerontology, 2001; 11(1), pp. 99-106. © 2001 Cambridge University Press. http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=RCG&bVolume=y&volumeId=11#loc11
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URI:	https://mmu-uat.leaf.cosector.com/id/eprint/3011
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0959259801011194
ISSN	0959-2598

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