COPD patient hospitalized with the main diagnosis of exacerbation of COPD and whose main diagnosis is confirmed by the discharge report and the local investigator.
You may not be if
Terminal disease
Absence of spirometry confirmation of the COPD diagnosis.
Presence of other diseases that can cause symptoms like those of a COPD exacerbation (e.g. heart failure, pneumonia, etc.), where exacerbation of COPD is not the main cause of admission.
