Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Exacerbation Copd, Mortality
Conditions
Brief summary
The investigators examine the 15-year mortality after an admission for an exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary disease (COPD).
Detailed description
Several prognostic factors will be examined. Cause of death will be examined. Data will be recruited from medical records and calling general practitioners to find out if a patient is still alive. Statistical analysis will be done with Kaplan Meier, Cox proportional hazards and Chi square
Interventions
OTHERno interventions. observational study
Sponsors
Zuyderland Medisch Centrum
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* admission with exacerbation of COPD
Exclusion criteria
* none
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of patients that died after 15 years | 15 years | Mortality after 15 years |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Prognostic factors for mortality | 15 years | Age (years), Gender (M / F), Previous hospitalization in the past year (yes/no), Re-admission in the next 5 years (number of readmissions per year), forced expiratory volume in 1 second (in liter), Hypercapnia (carbon dioxide in arterial blood in stable condition above 5.9 kiloPascal (kPa) or not), TLCO (transfusion capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide in percentage of predicted, ml / min / kPa), Comorbidity (Charlson Comorbidity Index) Date and cause of death |
| Cause of death | 15 years | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung carcinoma, cardiovascular, other |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed