Figures & data
Table 1 Demographic data
Table 2 Readmission rates between ED- and hospital-managed AECOPD
Figure 1 Kaplan–Meier curves representing days until first readmission between the ED (emergency department group) and Ho (hospitalized group). The shaded areas represent the 95% confidence intervals. Readmissions in the ED group were significant sooner than in the hospitalized group (p=0.0063).
![Figure 1 Kaplan–Meier curves representing days until first readmission between the ED (emergency department group) and Ho (hospitalized group). The shaded areas represent the 95% confidence intervals. Readmissions in the ED group were significant sooner than in the hospitalized group (p=0.0063).](/cms/asset/76d02807-23b6-438e-b2e7-17823f2a0f8a/dcop_a_163250_f0001_c.jpg)
Table 3 Factors predicting all-cause readmission in the ED group
Table 4 Factors predicting COPD readmission in ED-managed patients
Table 5 ED management (investigations and treatment) of AECOPD