COPD
Conditions
Interventions
None
Sponsors
Orbis Medical Center, Sittard-Geleen, The Netherlands
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: This retrospective study will be performed at Orbis Medical Center, a 425-bed rural teaching hospital in Sittard-Geleen, The Netherlands. Any patient with COPD who visited the emergency room between 1 January 2012 and 31 December 2012.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: None
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Distribution of respiratory and non-respiratory emergency room visits of COPD patients. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Distribution of medical specialism whom COPD patients are primarily referred to at their emergency room visits. 2. Phenotypical differences between COPD patients with respiratory and non- respiratory emergency room visits. 3. Percentage of COPD patients registered at our hospital visiting the emergency room. 4. Overview of diagnoses 5. Admission percentage 6. Mortality analyses | — |
Contacts
Public ContactB. Borst, van den
Outcome results
None listed