Admitted to the emergency room with a tentative diagnosis of AECOPD, and at least two of the following criteria, more than the daily variation,
* Increased dyspnea
* Increased cough
* Increased sputum production
* Need for change in medication due to AECOPD
Signed informed consent. Among patients with temporal or permanent reduced ability to consent, close relatives and/or family members must be asked and may approve or reject participation on behalf of the patient. In cases where close relatives/family members are not available, study personnel may include patients according to conscious judgment.
Patients will be informed about the study and included by dedicated and approved study personnel (study nurses or study doctors), not by the treating health personnel.
You may not be if
Pulmonary embolism, segmental or larger
Refractory septic shock (meeting the Sepsis-3 definition of septic shock, and requiring vasopressors ≥ 0.5 mcg/kg/min noradrenaline or equivalent dose of other vasopressor(s)
Glasgow Coma Scale score 3
Palliative situation with life expectancy \< 1 week
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