- ►annals.org [PDF] PK Lindenauer, P Pekow, S Gao, AS Crawford … - Annals of internal medicine, 2006 - Am Coll Physicians Background: Acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
is 1 of the 10 leading causes of hospitalization among adults in the United
States. ... Objective: To evaluate the quality of care provided to ... Cited by 33 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
- ►chestpubs.org D Stolz, M Christ-Crain, NG Morgenthaler, D … - Chest, 2008 - chestjournal.chestpubs.org Results: Compared to recovery and stable state, CT-proET-1 and MR-proADM were
significantly increased on hospital admission (p < 0.001 and p = 0.002,
respectively). MR-proADM, but not CT-proET-1, was associated with increased ... Cited by 10 - Related articles - All 6 versions
H Lode, M Allewelt, S Balk, A De Roux, H … - Infection, 2007 - Springer Introduction Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) represents a
substantial and increasing health burden worldwide [1]. Acute exacerbation
represents the most important single factor for deterioration in quality of ... Cited by 16 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
[CITATION] Multidrug resistant bacteria in patients with acute severe exacerbations of chronic …
FSF Ram, R Rodriguez-Roisin, A Granados- … - Cochrane Database Syst Rev, 2007 - med.unc.edu This is a reprint of a Cochrane review, prepared and maintained by The Cochrane
Collaboration and published in The Cochrane Library 2009, Issue 1
http://www.thecochranelibrary.com ... Antibiotics for exacerbations of ... Cited by 105 - Related articles - View as HTML - All 7 versions
P van der Valk, E Monninkhof, J van der … - Clinical infectious diseases, 2004 - UChicago Press Featured in New York Times "Searching the Web for Flu Outbreaks" November 28,
2008 Using Internet Searches for Influenza Surveillance Philip M. Polgreen,
Yiling Chen, David M. Pennock, and Forrest D. Nelson One study, published ... Cited by 33 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 6 versions
[CITATION] MARC Investigators. Emergency department management of acute exacerbations of chronic …
- ►chestpubs.org D Stolz, M Christ-Crain, R Bingisser, J Leuppi … - Chest, 2007 - chestjournal.chestpubs.org Methods: A total of 208 consecutive patients requiring hospitalization for COPD
exacerbation were randomized at the index exacerbation to procalcitonin-guided
or standard antibiotic therapy. Patients receiving procalcitonin-guided ... Cited by 155 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 7 versions
- Free from Publisher D Stolz, T Breidthardt, M Christ-Crain, R … - Chest, 2008 - chestjournal.chestpubs.org Results: BNP levels were significantly elevated during the acute exacerbation
compared to recovery (65 pg/mL; interquartile range [IQR], 34 to 189 pg/mL; vs
45 pg/mL; IQR, 25 to 85 pg/mL; p < 0.001), particularly in those patients ... Cited by 17 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
