Lung volume reduction eligibility in patients with COPD completing pulmonary rehabilitation: results from the UK National Asthma and COPD Audit Programme.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To establish what proportion of patients completing a UK pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) programme meet the 2018 National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) guideline (NG115) criteria to have a respiratory review to establish whether referral to a lung volume reduction multidisciplinary team would be appropriate. This respiratory review would include evaluation of the presence of hyperinflation and the presence of emphysema on CT scan. The NICE criteria include measures of breathlessness and exercise capacity but these parameters are not completely defined.

Design

Observational study.

Setting

PR programmes across the UK in 2015 (210 centres) and 2017 (184 centres) entering data into the Royal College o

SUBMITTER: Buttery SC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7703433 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature