Hospitalizations in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hospitalizations are common among patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). We investigated the impact of hospitalizations on outcomes in patients with IPF.

Methods

The IPF-PRO Registry is an observational US registry that enrolled patients with IPF that was diagnosed or confirmed at the enrolling center in the previous 6 months. Associations between patient characteristics and hospitalization, and between hospitalization and mortality, were analyzed using Cox regression models.

Results

A total of 1002 patients with IPF were enrolled into the IPF-PRO Registry. Over a median follow-up time of 23.7 months (maximum: 67.0 months), 568 patients (56.7%) had at least one hospitalization. Of these patients, 319 (56.2%) had at least one respiratory-related

SUBMITTER: Kim HJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8481759 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature