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From: Intensive care unit admission in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: patient information and the physician’s decision-making process

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Study flow chart. *Reasons for non-inclusion of patients: death in ICU (n = 27), mental incompetence (n = 7), unexpected ICU discharge (n = 3) and refusal (n = 1); **among the 126 included COPD patients, 14 lived alone and had no relatives; among the 112 relatives potentially available to participate, seven could not speak French, and three refused to participate. COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; ICU, intensive care unit; PCA, principal component analysis.

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