Archivos de bronconeumología
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Arch. Bronconeumol. · Jul 2004
In-hospital and 2-year survival of patients treated with mechanical ventilation for acute exacerbation of COPD.
To analyze in-hospital and 2-year survival of patients who require mechanical ventilation with intubation after acute respiratory failure due to exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The secondary objective was to identify the prognostic factors for in-hospital mortality and mortality at 2 years. ⋯ The in-hospital survival rate for patients with an acute exacerbation of COPD who require mechanical ventilation is good and the 2-year survival rate is acceptable. Age, electrocardiographic signs of cor pulmonale, and development of multiorgan dysfunction syndrome were associated with greater risk of in-hospital mortality.