title: [Romanian echoes of European COPD audit].
abstract: ERS COPD Audit's mission was to draw attention to the many problems that practitioners raised by the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations, by the comorbidites and impact of exacerbation on the patient destiny and practitioner reaction. In this Romanian article I draw attention to specific issues that arise when addressing these exacerbations to our hospitals.
authors.affiliation: Institutul de Pneumologie, Marius Nasta-- Bucureşti. mihaltan@starnets.ro
authors.forename: Florin
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mihălţan
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D015992:Body Mass Index; D015897:Comorbidity; D018450:Disease Progression; D005062:European Union / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D017048:Health Care Costs; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008485:Medical Audit / Q000191:economics; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010359:Patient Readmission / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011379:Prognosis; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000191:economics / Q000401:mortality* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D012124:Respiratory Care Units / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012307:Risk Factors; D012383:Romania / Q000453:epidemiology; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects