Long-term cohort study of patients presenting with hypercapnic respiratory failure.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We sought to describe the long-term prognosis for a population-based cohort of people with hypercapnic respiratory failure (HRF) and the associations between underlying diagnoses and the risks of death and rehospitalisation.

Methods

We performed a historical cohort study of all persons with HRF in the Liverpool local government area in New South Wales, Australia, in the 3-year period from 2013 to 2015. Cohort members were identified using arterial blood gas results from Liverpool Hospital demonstrating pH ≤7.45 and PaCO₂ >45 mm Hg within 24 hours of presentation. Linked health data were obtained from statewide registries with a minimum follow-up period of 6 years. The primary outcomes were time to death from any cause and the standardised mortality ratio

SUBMITTER: Chung Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11261675 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature