National clinical audit for hospitalised exacerbations of COPD

Introduction Exacerbations of COPD requiring hospital admission are burdensome to patients and health services. Audit enables benchmarking performance between units and against national standards, and supports quality improvement. We summarise 23 years of UK audit for hospitalised COPD exacerbations...

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Main Authors: John R. Hurst, Jennifer K. Quint, Robert A. Stone, Yvonne Silove, Jane Youde, C. Michael Roberts
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Respiratory Society 2020-09-01
Series:ERJ Open Research
Online Access:http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/6/3/00208-2020.full