Aim: COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) is a lung disease that causes impairment in quality of life. NEWS (National Early Warning Score) is a scoring system that evaluates patients' general condition and mortality. We examined the utility of NEWS in predicting the clinical status of COPD patients.
Materials and methods: COPD patients admitted to the emergency department were included in the study. Age, gender, comorbid diseases, occupational exposure status, smoking/tobacco intake, hematological and radiological examinations, vital values, and continuous drug use status of the patients were evaluated. The GCS (Glasgow Coma Scale), CCI (Charlson Comorbidity Index), and NEWS values of the patients were calculated. Chi-square, Fisher's exact, unpaired t-test, or Mann-Whitney U tests were applied according to the normal distribution. Values of p
Key words: Emergency department, COPD exacerbation, NEWS, mortality
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