Zeitschrift für Atemwegsmedizin

Abstrakt

Inflammation of an Upper Respiratory Tract Infection by Viral Agents

Nicolini Antonello

It is well established that severe exacerbations of COPD requiring hospitalisation are associated with high inhospital mortality, with one meta-analysis citing an average in-hospital mortality rate. However, it has been shown that the critical period for mortality exceeds the duration of hospitalisation, increasing the estimated overall average case fatality rate for severe exacerbation resulting in hospitalisation.