The Lancet. Respiratory medicine
Multidimensional prognostic risk stratification of COPD exacerbations: the baseline, acuity, and trigger (BAt) model.
Hnin W W Aung, Kristina Vermeersch, Hamish J C McAuley, Sanjay Ramakrishnan, Mustafa Abdo, Amber Beersaerts, Steven P Cass, Nicola Smallcombe, Iwein Gyselinck, Hendrik Pott, Tom J C Ward, Adam K A Wright, Christopher E Brightling, Pierre-Régis Burgel, Marco Contoli
Published: 202510.1016/S2213-2600(25)00362-5
Abstract
Exacerbations punctuate the natural course of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), posing a substantial burden on patients and health-care systems. Understanding the severity of an acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD) is crucial for stratifyi…
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