Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Conditions
Keywords
COPD
Brief summary
VESALIO is a pilot study aimed at evaluating the feasibility and reliability (time stability and interobserver reliability) of healthcare quality standards in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) recently outlined by SEPAR (Spanish Pneumology and Thoracic Surgery Society), and at establishing the foundation for a future validation (construct and criterion validation) of the aforementioned standards.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Sociedad Española de Neumología y Cirugía Torácica
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
40 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Men and women 40 years of age or older * Diagnosis of COPD at hospital discharge * Hospitalization for a COPD exacerbation
Exclusion criteria
* Patients hospitalized for the first time at the participating site without a documented history of COPD * Patients currently participating of having ever participated in a COPD-related clinical trial * Patients with a serious disease that might affect the measured outcomes (terminal oncologic disease, neoplastic disease for which the patient is receiving chemo/radiotherapy, terminal renal insufficiency, AIDS)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| COPD exacerbation | Within 12 months after hospitalization | — |
| Mortality | within 90 and 180 days after hospitalization | — |
| Healthcare-associated cost | within 12 months after hospitalization | Hospital-stay lenght ER visits |
Countries
Spain
Outcome results
None listed