Clinical Impact and Healthcare Resource Utilization Associated with Early versus Late COPD Diagnosis in Patients from UK CPRD Database.
Konstantinos KostikasDavid J PriceFlorian S GutzwillerBethan I JonesEmil LoefrothAndreas ClemensRobert FogelRupert C JonesHui CaoPublished in: International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (2020)
Results showed that a significant percentage of COPD patients in UK primary care are diagnosed late. A late COPD diagnosis is associated with a shorter time-to-first exacerbation and a higher rate and risk of exacerbations compared with early diagnosis. Additionally, late diagnosis of COPD is associated with a higher rate of COPD-related hospitalizations compared with early diagnosis.
Keyphrases
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- lung function
- primary care
- end stage renal disease
- healthcare
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- patient reported outcomes
- intensive care unit
- air pollution
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- electronic health record