%0 Journal Article
%T Factors associated with hospital admission in patients reaching the emergency department with COPD exacerbation
%A Maria Teresa Garc¨ªa-Sanz
%A Carlos Pol-Balado
%A Concepci¨®n Abell¨¢s
%A Juan Carlos C¨¢nive-G¨®mez
%A Diana Ant¨®n-Sanmartin
%A Francisco J Gonz¨¢lez-Barcala
%J Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine
%D 2012
%I BioMed Central
%R 10.1186/2049-6958-7-6
%X Prospective observational study conducted in the Emergency Department of Saln¨¦s County Hospital among patients admitted for COPD exacerbation. Admission predictors were determined by multivariate analysis.There were 409 exacerbations in 239 patients (79% male, mean age 75). 57% of exacerbations required hospitalization. Hospitalization-related factors were impaired oxygenation (p£¿<£¿0.001), presence of neutrophilia (p£¿<£¿0.01) and prescription of antibiotics in the Emergency Department (p£¿<£¿0.05).COPD exacerbation accounts for over 1% of all visits to our Emergency Department. 57% of them required hospitalization. Impaired oxygenation, greater neutrophilia and prescription of antibiotics in the Emergency Department were associated with greater probability of admission.
%K Admission
%K COPD
%K Emergency Department
%K Exacerbation
%U http://www.mrmjournal.com/content/7/1/6/abstract