Model of Murata et al for Predicting Relapse Following Outpatient Treatment for Decompensated Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Purpose: | To predict the risk of relapse for a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) treated as an outpatient using the model of Murata et al. |
Specialty: | Pulmonology & Critical Care |
Objective: | risk factors, severity, prognosis, stage, complications, selection, complication detection |
ICD-10: | J42, J43, J44 |
Description: | Murata et al developed a model for predicting the risk of relapse following outpatient therapy of a patient with decompensated chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This can help identify patients who may require closer monitoring following release. The authors are from the Veterans Affairs Medical Center and University of New Mexico in Albequerque. |
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