Status:
UNKNOWN
Assessment of Updated Evaluation Scores in Critically ILL COPD Patients Admitted to Assiut University Hospital
Lead Sponsor:
Nermeen Aly Mahmoud Abdel Aleem
Conditions:
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Eligibility:
All Genders
20+ years
Brief Summary
Acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) represent a leading cause of morbidity and mortality.Patients admitted to hospital present higher mortality rates.The investigators...
Detailed Description
Material and Methods: A) sociodemographic variables: Age, sex, marital status, occupation, pack\\year. B) clinical variables: 1- Dyspnea measured by the Medical Research Council (MRC) scale and th...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- We include for study all patients critically ill hospitalized for COPD exacerbation during the study period
Exclusion
- Patients who refuse to be admitted to hospital after having been properly informed, and their families as well, of the possible risks that they are assuming.
- Specific diagnosis: pulmonary edema, rib fractures, aspiration, pleural effusion, etc. upon admission.
- Other associated respiratory pathology that determines treatment: pulmonary fibrosis, kyphoscoliosis, neuromuscular pathology, upper airway obstruction, extensive tuberculosis sequelae.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2012
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 1 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
150 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02259439
Start Date
September 1 2012
End Date
December 1 2015
Last Update
April 1 2015
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Chest Department-faculty of medicine-Assuit university
Asyut, Egypt