Retrospective observational study of trends in hospital admissions for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in Spain (2004–2013) using administrative data
ObjectiveTo assess changes in incidence, diagnostic procedures, comorbidity profiles, length of hospital stay (LOHS), economic costs and in-hospital mortality (IHM) associated with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).MethodsWe identified patients hospitalised with IPF in Spain from 2004 to 2013. Dat...
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Veröffentlicht in: | BMJ open 2017-02, Vol.7 (2), p.e013156-e013156 |
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Zusammenfassung: | ObjectiveTo assess changes in incidence, diagnostic procedures, comorbidity profiles, length of hospital stay (LOHS), economic costs and in-hospital mortality (IHM) associated with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).MethodsWe identified patients hospitalised with IPF in Spain from 2004 to 2013. Data were collected from the National Hospital Discharge Database.ResultsThe study population comprised 22 214 patients. Overall crude incidence increased from 3.82 to 6.98 admissions per 100 000 inhabitants from 2004 to 2013 (p |
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ISSN: | 2044-6055 2044-6055 |
DOI: | 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013156 |