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    Attention COACH STUDY participants:

    The principal investigators of the study request that you use the official version of the modified score here.

    Ottawa COPD Risk Scale

    Predicts 30-day mortality or serious adverse events (MI, intubation, etc) in ED patients with COPD.
    When to Use
    Why Use
    • Patients presenting to the ED with acute COPD exacerbation. 
    • Should not be applied in patients who are obviously too ill for discharge (e.g. hypotensive, severe dementia, ischemic chest pain, etc).

    Risk-stratifying patients with acute COPD exacerbation can allow for safer disposition decisions (i.e., avoid admitting patients suitable for discharge, and avoid discharging patients at risk for adverse event).

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    Dr. Ian Stiell

    About the Creator

    Ian Stiell, MD, MSc, FRCPC, is Professor and Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Ottawa; Distinguished Professor and University Health Research Chair, University of Ottawa; Senior Scientist, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute; and Emergency Physician, The Ottawa Hospital. He is internationally recognized for his research in emergency medicine with a focus on the development of clinical decision rules and the conduct of clinical trials involving acutely ill and injured patients treated by prehospital services and in emergency departments. He is best known for the development of the Ottawa Ankle Rule, the Canadian C-Spine Rule, and Canadian CT Head Rule and as the Principal Investigator for the landmark OPALS Studies for prehospital care. Dr. Stiell is the Principal Investigator for 1 of 3 Canadian sites in the Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium (ROC) which is funded by CIHR, NIH, HSFC, AHA, and National Defence Canada. Dr. Stiell is a Member of the Institute of Medicine of the U.S. National Academies of Science.

    To read more about Dr. Stiell's work, visit his website.

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