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SUBMITTER: Munshi RF
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8477694 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct-Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Munshi Rezwan F RF Pellegrini James R JR Patel Pranavi P Kashin Maxim M Kang James J Sexton Robert R Russe Jose R JR Makaryus Amgad N AN Patel Palakkumar P Thakkar Samarthkumar S Pelletier Brandon B Abraham Tinu T Tiwana Muhammad M Anjum Fatima F
Pulmonary circulation 20210924 4
We aim to study the impact of pulmonary hypertension on acutely exacerbated chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD). We used the 2016 and 2017 National Readmission Database with an inclusion criterion of AECOPD as a primary and pulmonary hypertension as a secondary diagnosis using ICD 10-CM codes. Exclusion criteria were age under 18 years, non-elective admission, and discharge in December. The primary outcome was in-hospital mortality during the index admission. Secondary outcomes were 3 ...[more]