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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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European Respiratory Society
2020-11-01
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Series: | ERJ Open Research |
Online Access: | http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/6/4/00188-2020.full |