Management of severe acute exacerbations of COPD: an updated narrative review

Background Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may experience an acute worsening of respiratory symptoms that results in additional therapy; this event is defined as a COPD exacerbation (AECOPD). Hospitalization for AECOPD is accompanied by a rapid decline in health status wit...

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Published in:	Multidisciplinary respiratory medicine Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 36 - 15
Main Authors:	Crisafulli, Ernesto, Barbeta, Enric, Ielpo, Antonella, Torres, Antoni
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London BioMed Central 02.10.2018 BioMed Central Ltd PAGEPress Publications Mattioli 1885
Subjects:	Acute exacerbation Adult respiratory distress syndrome Antibiotics Antibiòtics Artificial respiration Bronchodilators Care and treatment Chronic obstructive lung disease Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases COPD Critical Care Medicine Drugs Dyspnea Health aspects Hospital patients Hospitalization Hospitals Intensive Intensive care Malalties pulmonars obstructives cròniques Medicine Medicine & Public Health Mortality Oxigen Oxygen Oxygen therapy Patients Pneumology/Respiratory System Rehabilitation Respiració artificial Respiratory system agents Respiratory therapy Review Steroids Thoracic Surgery Ventilators Oxygen Antibiotics Hospitalization Acute exacerbation Non-invasive mechanical ventilation Pulmonary rehabilitation High flow nasal cannulae oxygen therapy COPD Steroids
ISSN:	2049-6958, 1828-695X, 2049-6958
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