Research Article

Efficacy of Various Scoring Systems for Predicting the 28-Day Survival Rate among Patients with Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Requiring Emergency Intensive Care

Table 1

Comparison of clinical data between the survival and death groups of patients with AECOPD.

Survival group ()Death group ()Statistical magnitude () value

Gender (male/female)214/12226/200.190.505
Age (years)77.43 ± 10.96−2.520.013
History of COPD (years)13.8 ± 5.414.3 ± 5.60.950.35
Smoking (%)189 (56.2)27 (59.2)0.380.54
BMI (kg/m2)23.42 ± 2.8122.71 ± 3.911.070.29
Temperature (°C)36.59 ± 0.6936.73 ± 0.84−0.820.41
Pulse (times/min)106 ± 15112 ± 20−1.270.22
Breathing (times/min)21.2 ± 4.920.2 ± 3.10.960.33
SAP (mmHg)139.4 ± 27.0135.0 ± 28.80.720.47
DAP (mmHg)76.9 ± 14.471.7 ± 19.71.540.12
MAP (mmHg)97.8 ± 16.592.8 ± 20.21.300.19
GCS score14.8 ± 0.812.0 ± 3.53.880.001
Renal inadequacy74 (22.0)16 (34.8)3.6570.056
Hypertension96 (28.6)20 (43.5)4.2520.039
Coronary heart disease78 (23.2)18 (39.1)5.4480.020
Diabetes116 (34.5)16 (34.8)0.0010.972
Cerebrovascular disease68 (20.2)14 (30.4)2.4950.114
Heart failure54 (16.1)30 (65.2)56.969<0.001
Arrhythmia0 (0)12 (26.1)90.495<0.001
Anemia14 (4.2)8 (17.4)13.0380.002
Gastrointestinal bleeding8 (2.4)2 (4.3)0.6140.344
Malnutrition158 (47.0)18 (39.1)1.0150.314
Fracture leading to bedridden status4 (1.2)4 (8.7)11.1150.001
Liver dysfunction12 (3.6)4 (8.7)2.6470.104
Tumor2 (0.6)12 (26.1)74.470<0.001
Pulmonary embolism6 (1.8)0 (0)0.8350.361
Thrombocytopenia2 (0.6)0 (0)0.2750.600

BMI, body mass index; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; GCS, Glasgow coma scale; SAP, systolic arterial pressure; DAP, diastolic arterial pressure; MAP, mean arterial pressure.