Open AccessUK National COPD Resources and Outcomes Project 2008: Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations Who Present with Radiological Pneumonia Have Worse Outcome Compared to Those with Non-Pneumonic Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations
Author(s) -
Phyo Kyaw Myint,
Derek Lowe,
RA Stone,
RJ Buckingham,
C M Roberts
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
respiration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.264
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1423-0356
pISSN - 0025-7931
DOI - 10.1159/000327203
Subject(s) - medicine , copd , pneumonia , exacerbation , intensive care medicine
Limited comparative data exist on the outcomes of patients presenting with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations with or without radiological pneumonia.