Long-Term Trends in Hospitalization and Outcomes in Adult Patients with Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Beijing, China, from 2008 to 2017.

Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis · 2020 · PMC7247605 · PMID 32547003

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A significant trend was observed only among those aged 20–39 years (AAPC: 2.6%, 95% CI: 0.4%–4.8%, P = 0.024).

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a decreasing trendno p-value reported

an increasing trendno p-value reported

During the same period, average LOHS dropped from 16.7 days to 13.2 days ( P trend < 0.001), and the median cost of each AECOPD hospitalization dramatically increased, from 10875.1 yuan (USD $1555.1) in 2008 to 14,698.4 yuan ($2101.9) in 2017, after correcting for inflation ( P trend < 0.001, Table 4 ). Discussion In this representative sample of hospitalization records of patients with AECOPD in Beijing, China, from 2008 to 2017, we identified a marked shift in the rate of hospitalization for AECOPD, with an increasing trend from 2008 to 2014 followed by a decreasing trend.

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