The Impact of COPD on Hospitalized Patients with Diabetes: A Propensity Score Matched Analysis on Discharge Records.

ABSTRACT: (1) Background: Type 2 diabetes is a common comorbidity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Despite the lack of knowledge of the pathophysiological link between diabetes and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, the presence of diabetes among those with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is associated with worse outcomes, such as mortality and hospitalization. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on in-hospital mortality and prolonged length of stay (PLOS) among patients with diabetes. (2) Methods: The study considered all hospital admissions of patients with diabetes aged over 65 years performed from 2006 to 2015 in Abruzzo, Italy. To compare outcomes between patients with and without chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, a p

SUBMITTER: Di Martino G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9140845 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature