Outcomes following acute exacerbation of severe chronic obstructive lung disease. The SUPPORT investigators (Study to Understand Prognoses and Preferences for Outcomes and Risks of Treatments)

F Connors, A; V Dawson, N; Thomas, C; E Harrell, F; Desbiens, N; J Fulkerson, W; Kussin, P; Bellamy, P; Goldman, L; A Knaus, W

doi:10.1164/ajrccm.154.4.8887592

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Outcomes following acute exacerbation of severe chronic obstructive lung disease. The SUPPORT investigators (Study to Understand Prognoses and Preferences for Outcomes and Risks of Treatments)

Published in American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine • Oct 1, 1996

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Authors:

A F Connors

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N V Dawson

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C Thomas

Abstract

In order to describe the outcomes of patients hospitalized with an acute exacerbation of severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and determine the relationship between patient characteristics and length of survival, we studied a prospective cohort of 1,016 adult patients from five hospit...

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