Blood eosinophil count predicts treatment failure and hospital readmission for COPD

Blood eosinophil count predicts treatment failure and hospital readmission for COPD

We examined associations between blood eosinophil counts (BEC) and risk of treatment failure or hospital readmission following acute oral corticosteroid (OCS)-treated COPD exacerbations. We conducted studies from the Optimum Patient Care Research Database (OPCRD) (www.optimumpatientcare.org/opcrd) a...

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Main Authors: Marjan Kerkhof, Isha Chaudhry, Ian D. Pavord, Marc Miravitlles, Chin Kook Rhee, David M.G. Halpin, Omar S. Usmani, Rupert Jones, Janwillem Kocks, Marianna Alacqua, Tamsin Morris, Alan Kaplan, David B. Price
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Respiratory Society 2020-11-01
Series:ERJ Open Research
Online Access:http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/6/4/00188-2020.full

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