TABLE 1

10 leading reasons for COPD readmissions following index COPD admission [11]

  • COPD

  • Respiratory failure

  • Pneumonia

  • Congestive heart failure

  • Asthma

  • Septicaemia

  • Cardiac dysrhythmias

  • Fluid and electrolyte disorders

  • Intestinal infection

  • Nonspecific chest pain