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Multicenter Study
[Association between anemia and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations in Cartagena Colombia: a prospective cohort study].
The presence of anemia in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is not an infrequent event. Exacerbations of this disease have been associated with an increase in mortality in these patients. It is not clear if the presence of anemia is associated with the risk of exacerbations. ⋯ No significant association was established between anemia and the incidence of exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, the incidence of recurrence of first exacerbation, the rate of hospitalizations for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations and the recurrence time of the first exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.