TY - JOUR T1 - Preventing readmissions of COPD patients: more prospective studies are needed JF - European Respiratory Review JO - EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY REVIEW DO - 10.1183/16000617.0097-2020 VL - 29 IS - 156 SP - 200097 AU - Alexa Nuñez AU - Marc Miravitlles Y1 - 2020/06/30 UR - http://err.ersjournals.com/content/29/156/200097.abstract N2 - Fortunately, less than one-third of patients with COPD experience frequent exacerbations [1]; however, these patients are the ones with a worse prognosis and the most challenging management. Particularly, those who experience severe exacerbations that require hospital admission are at increased risk of mortality [2], and therefore prevention of exacerbations in general and admissions in particular is one of the main objectives of COPD treatment [3].Identifying risk factors for readmission will help in the management of severe COPD patients https://bit.ly/2zFVUsj ER -