Trends in hospital admissions for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease over 16 years in Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an ambulatory care-sensitive condition, and the rate of hospital admissions for COPD is an indicator of the quality of outpatient care. We sought to determine long-term trends in hospital admissions for COPD in Canada.

Methods

Using a comprehensive national database of hospital admissions in Canada, we identified those with a main discharge diagnosis of COPD for patients aged 40 years and older between 2002 and 2017. We calculated sex-specific, age-standardized trends in annual rates of hospital admissions for COPD separately for younger (40-64 yr) and older adults (≥ 65 yr). We used spline regression to examine changes in the admissions trends for each sex and age group.

Results

Over 16 years, 1 134 359 hospi

SUBMITTER: Amegadzie JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10495179 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature