Acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are associated with a significant mortality, health and economic burden. Their diagnosis, assessment and management remain ...

Measurements The primary outcome measure was a composite endpoint of the incidence of acute respiratory distress syndrome ... The main exclusion criteria were (1) age <18 years; (2) known active liver ...

The mood disease depression is quite severe. Those who suffer from depression are often unable to function normally and may even resort to suicide if their condition worsens. Clinical interviews and ...

Using the Japanese Intensive Care Patient Database (JIPAD), PerCI onset was assessed by comparing the predictive ability of antecedent characteristics components (demographics, comorbidities) and ...