Anemia, hypoalbuminemia, and elevated troponin levels as risk factors for respiratory failure in patients with severe exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease requiring invasive mechanical ventilation

Pavlisa, G; Labor, M; Puretic, H; Hecimovic, A; Jakopovic, M; Samarzija, M

Labor, M (reprint author), JJ Strossmayer Univ Osijek, Fac Med, Univ Hosp Ctr Osijek, Dept Pulmonol, Osijek 31000, Croatia.

CROATIAN MEDICAL JOURNAL, 2017; 58 (6): 395

Abstract

Aim To determine in-hospital and post-discharge mortality, readmission rates, and predictors of invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) in patients trea......

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