|
Agea
|
72.5 (9.8)
|
77.7 (8.6)*
|
72.3 (9.8)
|
77.3 (8.9)*
|
|
Sex (Male)
|
1105 (91.6)
|
42 (91.3)
|
1075 (91.7)
|
72 (91.1)
|
|
Baseline FEV1 %
| |
**
| | |
|
≥50
|
42 (4.2)
|
0 (−)
|
40 (4.1)
|
2 (3.0)
|
|
30 < FEV1 % < 50
|
295 (29.4)
|
6 (14.6)
|
286 (29.2)
|
15 (22.7)
|
|
≤30
|
666 (66.4)
|
35 (85.4)
|
652 (66.7)
|
49 (74.2)
|
|
Charlson Comorbidity Indexa
|
2.22 (1.52)
|
3.11 (2.23)*
|
2.19 (1.50)
|
3.15 (2.00)*
|
|
>2
|
374 (31.0)
|
24 (52.2)**
|
351 (29.9)
|
47 (59.5)*
|
|
Diabetes mellitus
|
238 (19.8)
|
19 (41.3)*
|
230 (19.7)
|
27 (34.2)**
|
|
Cardiopathy
|
345 (28.6)
|
24 (52.2)**
|
327 (27.9)
|
42 (53.2)*
|
|
Previous LT-DOT or NIMV at home
|
380 (31.5)
|
34 (73.9)*
|
367 (31.3)
|
47 (59.5)*
|
|
Number of previous admissions due to eCOPD
|
0.85 (1.38)
|
1.04 (1.28)
|
0.84 (1.38)
|
1.08 (1.37)
|
|
0-1
|
970 (80.4)
|
35 (76.1)
|
445 (80.6)
|
60 (76.0)
|
|
2
|
103 (8.5)
|
2 (4.4)
|
101 (8.6)
|
4 (5.1)
|
|
≥3
|
133 (11.0)
|
9 (19.6)
|
127 (10.8)
|
15 (19.0)
|
|
Glasgow Coma Score – <15
|
32 (2.7)
|
7 (15.2)*
|
30 (2.6)
|
9 (11.4)*
|
|
Heart rate upon ED arrival (≥120)
|
104 (8.6)
|
8 (17.4)
|
99 (8.4)
|
13 (16.5)
|
|
Use of inspiratory accessory muscle upon ED arrival
|
256 (21.2)
|
23 (50.0)*
|
252 (21.5)
|
27 (34.2)**
|
|
Paradoxical breathing upon ED arrival
|
52 (4.3)
|
9 (19.6)*
|
48 (4.1)
|
13 (16.5)*
|
|
pH upon ED arrival
| |
*
| |
**
|
|
≥7.35
|
986 (88.6)
|
30 (68.2)
|
958 (88.4)
|
58 (79.5)
|
|
7.26-7.34
|
106 (9.5)
|
8 (18.2)
|
105 (9.7)
|
9 (12.3)
|
|
<7.26
|
21 (1.9)
|
6 (13.6)
|
21 (1.9)
|
6 (8.2)
|
|
PCO2 upon ED arrival
| |
*
| |
*
|
|
≤45
|
613 (58.5)
|
10 (23.3)
|
596 (58.4)
|
27 (38.0)
|
|
46-55
|
233 (22.2)
|
14 (32.6)
|
226 (22.2)
|
21 (29.6)
|
|
56-65
|
111 (10.6)
|
9 (20.9)
|
109 (10.7)
|
11 (15.5)
|
|
>65
|
91 (8.7)
|
10 (23.3)
|
89 (8.7)
|
12 (16.9)
|
|
MRC breathlessness scale
| |
*
| |
*
|
|
1-2
|
404 (33.5)
|
2 (4.4)
|
401 (34.2)
|
5 (6.3)
|
|
3
|
227 (18.8)
|
3 (6.5)
|
220 (18.8)
|
10 (12.7)
|
|
4
|
329 (27.3)
|
11 (23.9)
|
319 (27.2)
|
21 (26.6)
|
|
5
|
119 (9.9)
|
19 (41.3)
|
109 (9.3)
|
29 (36.7)
|
|
missing
|
127 (10.5)
|
11 (23.9)
|
124 (10.6)
|
14 (17.8)
|
