Prehospital prognosis is difficult in patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Abstract Background Patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease often require prehospital emergency treatment. This enables patients who are less ill to be treated on-site and to avoid hospital admission, while severely ill patients can receive immediate ventilatory sup...

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Main Authors: Katrine P. Lindvig, Anne C. Brøchner, Annmarie T. Lassen, Søren Mikkelsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13049-017-0451-4