| Patient data |
| Patient audit number |
| Birth date |
| Age |
| Sex |
| Previous history |
| Pack-years |
| Current smoking status |
| Comorbidities: Charlson index |
| Number of admissions in the previous 12 months for COPD exacerbation |
| Spirometry results available? |
| Spirometry results: FVC % |
| Spirometry results: FEV1 % |
| Spirometry results: FEV1/FVC % |
| Current admission |
| Ward |
| Admission date |
| Dyspnoea increase? |
| Sputum increase? |
| Sputum colour change? |
| Body mass index |
| Any treatment for the exacerbation before admission? |
| Arterial blood gas result? |
| If yes, enter the actual arterial blood gas results |
| Any relevant abnormality on chest radiograph? |
| Treatments given for the exacerbation during admission? |
| Oxygen given during admission? |
| Ventilatory support given? |
| Clinical data upon discharge |
| Inhaled long-acting bronchodilators given at discharge? |
| Inhaled corticosteroids given at discharge? |
| Oxygen given at discharge? |
| Noninvasive mechanical ventilation given at discharge? |
| Length of stay |
| Death during current admission? |
| Readmission within 90 days? |
| Death within 90 days? |
| Date of death |
| Death caused by COPD? |
COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; FVC: forced vital capacity. FEV1: forced expiratory volume in 1 s.