Open Access<p>Peripheral Blood Eosinophil as a Biomarker in Outcomes of Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease</p>
Author(s) -
Hongxia Wu,
Kai-Quan Zhuo,
Donghui Cheng
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease/international journal of copd
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1178-2005
pISSN - 1176-9106
DOI - 10.2147/copd.s226783
Subject(s) - medicine , copd , exacerbation , eosinophil , heart failure , gastroenterology , mechanical ventilation , prospective cohort study , biomarker , acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease , respiratory failure , asthma , biochemistry , chemistry
Mounting evidence suggests that eosinophil levels correlate with the effects of therapy and phenotype for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This study aimed to clarify the relationship between eosinophil levels and clinical outcomes in patients with acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD).