Bronchiectasis in patients hospitalized with acute exacerbation of COPD in Spain: Influence on mortality, hospital stay, and hospital costs (2006-2014) according to gender.

PURPOSE:The objectives of this study were to analyze the characteristics of male and female patients hospitalized with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AE-COPD) during 2006-2014 according to the presence or absence of bronchiectasis and to study the factors associated wit...

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Main Authors: Gema Sánchez-Muñoz, Ana Lopez-de-Andrés, Valentín Hernández-Barrera, Rodrigo Jiménez-García, Fernando Pedraza-Serrano, Luis Puente-Maestu, Javier de Miguel-Díez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0211222