Hospital Burden of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Hong Kong - The Trend from 2006 to 2014.
Hok Sum ChanFanny Wai San KoJohnny Wai Man ChanKah Lin ChooLoletta Kit Ying SoDavid Chi Leung LamKit Man SinWei Yin WongYuk Lun ChengMaureen Mo Lin WongPublished in: International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (2023)
COPD HC and admission number (particularly in female patients) decreased progressively from year 2006 to 2014. There was also a decreasing trend of severity of disease as reflected by lower NIV use (after year 2010) and lower mortality rate due to COPD. Reduced smoking prevalence and tuberculosis (TB) notification rate in the community in the past might have reduced the incidence and severity of COPD and the hospital burden of disease. We observed an increasing trend of mortality due to pneumonia in COPD patients. Appropriate and timely vaccination programs are recommended for COPD patients as in the general elderly population.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- risk factors
- healthcare
- prognostic factors
- cardiovascular events
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- peritoneal dialysis
- mental health
- patient reported outcomes
- coronary artery disease
- type diabetes
- smoking cessation
- patient reported