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Cysteinyl leukotriene 1 (CysLT1) receptor expression is known to be increased in the airway mucosa of patients with asthma, especially during exacerbations; however, nothing is known of its expression in COPD. ⋯ Bronchial mucosal CysLT1 receptor-positive inflammatory cells are present in the bronchial mucosa in COPD in greatest number in those experiencing a severe exacerbation.
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Many patients who die within 30 days of admission to the hospital for pneumonia die after discharge. Recently, 30-day mortality for patients with pneumonia became a publicly reported performance measure, meaning that hospitals are, in part, being measured based on how the patient fares after discharge from the hospital. This study was undertaken to determine which factors predict in-hospital vs postdischarge mortality in patients with pneumonia. ⋯ Of elderly patients dying within 30 days of admission to the hospital, approximately one-half die after discharge from the hospital. Comorbidities, in general, were equally associated with death in the hospital and death after discharge