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Filter by:Transthoracic ultrasonographic assessment of the diaphragmatic performance as a predictor for the outcome of NIV in critically ill COPD patients with acute exacerbation.
Measurement of bacterial species causing AECOPD and their Sensitivity pattern to antibiotics.
This will be a prospective study examining serum levels of MMP-13 and alpha-1 antitrypsin as well as other biomarkers as well as urine biomarkers of smoking status and collagen degradation in the COPD patient population. Serum and urine biomarkers at baseline and after COPD exacerbations will be assessed against change in lung function as measured by pulmonary function testing.
Although non-invasive ventilation (NIV) usage has increased significantly over time in COPD exacerbation, a great percentage of patients (~30%) present contraindications to NIV or cannot tolerate it. Nasal high flow (NHF) has been introduced for the management of hypoxemic respiratory failure in adults with favorable effects on ventilation and respiratory mechanics. The above mentioned NHF positive effects has been observed also in stable COPD patients with or without chronic hypercapnia. In this study, the investigators hypothesize that NHF is not inferior to NIV for respiratory support in patients with COPD exacerbation and acute or acute on chronic hypercapnic respiratory failure.
This study assess whether a procalcitonin guided antibiotic therapy can reduce significantly unnecessary antibiotic prescription during severe exacerbation of COPD requiring mechanical ventilation without compromising patients' outcome. The first group of patients will receive systematically empiric antibiotic therapy and the second group will receive antibiotics only if procalcitonin value is at or greater than 0.25 ng/ml.
AECOPD increases the risk of VTE.VTE prevention is a long way to go for high-risk VTE patients in China.The incidence of AECOPD complicated with VTE in Asian population is high and the mortality rate is high.Rivaroxaban, a new oral anticoagulant, has been widely used in the treatment and prevention of VTE.However the question about the efficacy and safety of new oral anticoagulant compared with LMWHs for the prevention of symptomatic VTE and VTE-related death post-hospital discharge in high-risk AECOPD patients is still unknown. Thus this study is to evaluate if the prophylactic anticoagulation effect by Rivaroxaban is non-inferiority than Enoxaprine in high risk AECOPD and to evaluate the safety of using Rivaroxaban to prevent VTE in high risk AECOPD comparing with Enoxaprine.
All COPD patients with a diagnosis of acute exacerbation in emergency room in University Hospital of Amiens-Picardie between 01/01/2017 and 31/12/2017. The investigator will collect for each patient the home address and the work address. The duration of 1 year was chosen to take into account seasonal variations. In parallel, a daily report of the rate of ozone, particles (PM2.5 and PM10), dioxide nitrogen but also odours and pollens will be done by ATMO Picardie.