Fig 1.
AECOPD: Acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. COPD: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the population at admission to ICUs for severe AECOPD.
Table 2.
Characteristics of past medical history and COPD exacerbation.
Fig 2.
Summary of results for the primary outcome (death or invasive mechanical ventilation at day 28).
Heterogeneity for COPD severity subgroups: Chi2 = 3.50, df = 2, p = 0.32. Heterogeneity for ventilatory support subgroups: Chi2 = 6.36, df = 2, p = 0.10. Heterogeneity for SAPS II subgroups: Chi2 = 5,26, df = 1, p = 0.15. COPD: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. NIV: Non-Invasive Ventilation. IMV: Invasive Mechanical Ventilation. SAPS II: The Simplified Acute Physiology Score II.
Table 3.
Adverse events according to corticosteroids prescription for AECOPD at admission to ICU.