ROLE OF SCORING SYSTEMS AS A PROGNOSTIC FACTOR IN PATIENTS ADMITTED IN ICU WITH COPD AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE
Journal Title: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PURE MEDICAL RESEARCH - Year 2019, Vol 4, Issue 10
Abstract
Background and objectives:-. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) represents an important public health challenge and is a major cause of chronic morbidity and mortality throughout the world .COPD is currently the fourth leading cause of death in the world but is projected to be the 3rd leading cause of death by 2022 More than 3 million people died of COPD in 2012 , the COPD burden is projected to increase in coming decades because of continued exposure to COPD risk factors and aging of the population.. This study aimed to use Scoring Systems (APATHE IV ,SAPS III ) to evaluation of cases of COPD and Respiratory failure admitted into intensive care unit (ICU), in Benha University Hospital and Benha Teaching Hospital, for management to prevent fur ther complication and the outcome.
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Yousry El-Saied Rizk, Tarek Samy Essawy*, Basem Mofreh Aglan, Usama Abdelhay A
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