Research ArticleOriginal Research
Predicting Adverse Events Among Patients With COPD Exacerbations in the Emergency Department
Matthew E Doers, Muhammad A Zafar, Uwe Stolz, Mark H Eckman, Ralph J Panos and Timothy M Loftus
Respiratory Care January 2022, 67 (1) 56-65; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.09013
Matthew E Doers
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Muhammad A Zafar
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Uwe Stolz
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Mark H Eckman
Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Ralph J Panos
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio
Department of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Timothy M Loftus
Department of Emergency Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.

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Respiratory Care
Vol. 67, Issue 1
1 Jan 2022
Predicting Adverse Events Among Patients With COPD Exacerbations in the Emergency Department
Matthew E Doers, Muhammad A Zafar, Uwe Stolz, Mark H Eckman, Ralph J Panos, Timothy M Loftus
Respiratory Care Jan 2022, 67 (1) 56-65; DOI: 10.4187/respcare.09013