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Acute Exacerbations of COPD: Delay in Presentation and the Risk of Hospitalization
COPD: Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, 04/22/09

Chandra D et al. - This increase in risk persisted for delay in presentation >= 12 hours in place of 24 hours, after restricting the analysis to patients admitted outside the intensive care unit, and to those reporting the ED as their usual site of care. A majority of patients delay presentation to the ED for >= 24 hours after symptom onset, and are at higher risk of hospitalization. Early presentation should be emphasized to patients and caregivers to advance efforts to decrease the morbidity, mortality, and costs of AECOPD treatment.