Year-to-year trajectories of hospital utilisation rates among patients with COPD: a real-world, single-centre, retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The long-term clinical trajectory of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in terms of year-to-year hospital utilisation rates can be highly variable and is not well studied. We investigated year-to-year trends of hospitalisation or emergency department (ED) visits among patients with COPD over 3 years, identified distinct trajectories and examined associated predictive factors.

Design

A retrospective cohort study.

Setting

Data were extracted from the Changi General Hospital, Singapore COPD data warehouse.

Participants

Patients with COPD aged ≥40 years with 3 years of follow-up data.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

The yearly rates of hospitalisations or ED visits, stratified by COPD-related or all-cause, were described. Group-ba

SUBMITTER: Yii A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10476133 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature