The Impact of Chronic Comorbidities on Outcomes in Acute Exacerbations of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a chronic progressive lung disease of unknown cause with a high associated mortality. We aimed to compare the impact of chronic medical conditions on hospital outcomes of patients with acute exacerbations of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (AE-IPF).

Methods

This was a retrospective cohort study using the NIS database from 2016 to 2018. We included patients aged 60 and older hospitalized in academic medical centers with the diagnoses of IPF and acute respiratory failure. We examined factors associated with hospital mortality and length of stay (LOS) using survey-weighted multivariate logistic and negative binomial regression.

Results

Out of 4975 patients with AE-IPF, 665 (13.4%) did not survive hospitalization. There was no d

SUBMITTER: Baig SH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10817308 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature