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From: Clinical variables predicting the risk of a hospital stay for longer than 7 days in patients with severe acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a prospective study

Fig. 2

Blood gas analysis on admission and day 3. White and grey represent the AECOPD patients with normal LHS and prolonged LHS, respectively. Abbreviations: PaCO2, partial pressure of arterial carbon dioxide; PaO2/FiO2, ratio of partial pressure of arterial oxygen to the fraction of inspired oxygen; HCO3−, serum bicarbonate; BE, base excess

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Respiratory Research

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