Predictive value of physiological values and symptom scores for exacerbations in bronchiectasis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with frequent exacerbations: longitudinal observational cohort study

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• What: This study demonstrated a lack of utility for either physiological or visual analogue scale symptom predictors in early detection of exacerbations in participants with frequent exacerbation and airway colonisation. Monitoring of physiological variables has shown value in predicting mortality in hospital and prehospital care (e_g National Early Warning Score (NEWS) ) including mortality in COPD patients however the same has not been consistently demonstrated for other metrics such as exacerbations of disease and previous studies focussing on lung function monitoring have not demonstrated predictive benefit . For the study to hold clinical relevance, the authors aimed to achieve . . .
  

   

  

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