Q: Can we reduce the risk of readmission for a patient with an exacerbation of COPD?

Cleve Clin J Med. 2014 Sep;81(9):525-7. doi: 10.3949/ccjm.81a.13139.

Authors

Mirna B Ayache¹, Shafik Boyaji¹, James C Pile²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Hospital Medicine, Cleveland Clinic.
² Department of Hospital Medicine, Cleveland Clinic; Associate Professor, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH; Deputy Editor, Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine pilej@ccf.org.

PMID: 25183843
DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.81a.13139

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Disease Progression
Humans
Influenza Vaccines
Metered Dose Inhalers
Oxygen Inhalation Therapy
Patient Education as Topic
Patient Readmission*
Pneumococcal Vaccines
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / rehabilitation
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / therapy*
Smoking Cessation

Substances

Influenza Vaccines
Pneumococcal Vaccines