Prognosis of patients with acute exacerbation of combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema: a retrospective single-centre study

Prognosis of patients with acute exacerbation of combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema: a retrospective single-centre study

Abstract Background Previous analyses of combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema (CPFE) cohorts have provided conflicting data on the survival of patients with CPFE. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the clinical prognosis of acute exacerbations (AE) of CPFE. Methods We retrospec...

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Main Authors: Yuichi Ikuyama, Atsuhito Ushiki, Makoto Kosaka, Jumpei Akahane, Yuichi Mukai, Taisuke Araki, Yoshiaki Kitaguchi, Kazunari Tateishi, Kazuhisa Urushihata, Masanori Yasuo, Hiroshi Yamamoto, Masayuki Hanaoka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
Acute exacerbation
Combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Prognosis
Emphysema
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-020-01185-9

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