Disparities in pulmonary fibrosis care in the United States: an analysis from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a disease with high morbidity and mortality. Care for these patients, including lung transplantation, may provide significant benefits, but is resource-intensive and expensive. Disadvantaged patients with IPF may hence be at risk for receiving inferior care.

Methods

We analyzed data from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample, a database consisting of all hospitalizations from a 20% sample of US hospitals. We identified adults hospitalized with IPF between 1998 and 2011 using ICD-9 codes. We assessed the effect of insurance coverage and socioeconomic status (SES) on lung transplantation, a treatment that may improve survival. We also examined the effect of coverage and SES on mortality, as well as discharge to inpatient rehabilitation and

SUBMITTER: Gaffney AW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6083621 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature