title: Mortality in community-acquired pneumonia associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: some reflections about this overly complex issue.
authors.affiliation: Intensive Care Unit and Non Invasive Ventilation Unit, Hospital Morales Meseguer, Murcia, Spain. Electronic address: antmesquinas@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Antonio M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Esquinas
authors.affiliation: University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Peter J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Papadakos
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Guniz
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Koksal
mesh_terms: D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000401:mortality*; D005260:Female; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000150:complications* / Q000401:mortality*; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000150:complications* / Q000401:mortality*; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*