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  "abstract": "Introduction Acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) increases the risk of pulmonary embolism (PE). AECOPD and PE have similar symptoms which results in a high proportion of patients with AECOPD undergoing imaging to rule out PE. Finding predictors and explanatory factors of PE in AECOPD, such as purulence status, could help reduce the need for imaging. This systematic review with meta-analysis aims to evaluate if there is an association between purulence status in AECOPD and PE diagnosis. Methods and analysis MEDLINE, EMBASE and CENTRAL will be searched from database inception to April 2024. Randomised trials, cohort studies and cross-sectional studies on the prevalence of PE in patients with AECOPD will be included if the prevalence of PE based on the AECOPD purulence status is available. There will be no restriction on language. The primary outcome will be PE at the initial assessment and secondary outcomes will be all venous thromboembolism (deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and PE) and DVT, respectively, diagnosed at the initial assessment. Relative risks with their 95% CI will be calculated by using a Mantel-Haenszel random-effect model to compare the association between the risk of PE and the AECOPD purulence status (purulent vs nonpurulent/unknown). Subgroup analyses will be performed based on the type of study, systematic search of PE versus no systematic search of PE and localisation of PE. Risk of bias will be evaluated by the ROBINS-E tool, publication bias will be evaluated with the funnel plot.",
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      "name": "Vicky Mai"
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    {
      "name": "Laura Girardi"
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    {
      "name": "Kerstin de Wit"
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    {
      "name": "Lana Castellucci"
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    {
      "name": "Shawn Aaron"
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    {
      "name": "Francis Couturaud"
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    {
      "name": "Dean A Fergusson"
    },
    {
      "name": "Grégoire Le Gal"
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  "bibtex": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/ehtq4qz7ht3hg.bib",
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  "doi": "10.1136/bmjopen-2024-085328",
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  "published": "2026-09-14",
  "publisher": "BMJ Publishing Group",
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  "title": "Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation purulence status and its association with pulmonary embolism: protocol for a systematic review with meta-analysis",
  "title_text": "Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation purulence status and its association with pulmonary embolism: protocol for a systematic review with meta-analysis",
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  "updated_at": "2026-10-30T12:17:34Z",
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