Cohort study reveals predictors of long-term mortality in patients surviving severe COPD exacerbation, indicating survival benefits from prescribed oxygen therapy.
After an episode of severe AECOPD, LTOT is associated with lower long-term mortality when compared to patients with no severe hypoxemia at discharge. A decreased lung function and body mass index increase long-term mortality.
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