The impact of pulmonary cachexia on inpatient outcomes: A national study

ABSTRACT:

BACKGROUND:

Cachexia has been associated with chronic lung disease (pulmonary cachexia syndrome), which is associated with increased mortality. However, studies that looked into this association was relatively small, and national level data are lacking. Herein, we aim to study the association between chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD) and cachexia.

RESEARCH QUESTION:

Do patients with COPD and cachexia has worse inpatient outcomes in comparison to those with no cachexia?

STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS:

We used the Nationwide Readmissions Database from 2016 to 2019, extracting adult patients with a primary diagnosis of COPD who were admitted between January and November of each year studied. We excluded patients with missing data on event time or length of stay. Fur

SUBMITTER: Alahmad M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10473060 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature