Abstract:Introduction: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is known to be associated with low-grade inflammation, oxidative stress and ectopic fat/metabolic syndrome. There are studies showing increased prevalence of Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease/Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) in patients with COPD. This study is to compare and evaluate the outcome of acute exacerbation of COPD in patients with NASH compared to non-NASH population. Methods: We used the 2018 National Inpatient Sample (NIS) database. U… Show more
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