Multidisciplinary-derived clinical score for accurate prediction of long-term mortality in fibrotic lung disease patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) stands out as one of the most aggressive forms of interstitial lung diseases (ILDs), currently without a definitive cure. Multidisciplinary discussion (MDD) is now considered a cornerstone in diagnosing and differentiating ILD subtypes. The Gender-Age-Physiology (GAP) score, developed to assess IPF prognosis based on sex, age, forced vital capacity, and diffusion capacity for carbon monoxide (DLCO), is limited in not considering dyspnea and functional impairment during the walking test. We proposed a MDD-based clinical score for mortality prediction among those patients.

Methods

From December 2018 to December 2019, we enrolled ILD patients with IPF and non-IPF and followed-up them till December 2020. Based on DLCO, modified Medi

SUBMITTER: Liao YW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10799536 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature