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Trend of Admissions Due to Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases: An Ecological Study.


ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to examine the trend of hospital admissions related to chronic lower respiratory diseases in England and Wales between 1999 and 2020.

Method

This ecological analysis used data that were made accessible to the public and were taken from the Patient Episode Database for Wales (PEDW) and the Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) databases in England for the time span between April 1999 and April 2020. The patients were grouped into four age groups: under 15, 15-59, 60-74, and 75 years and above.

Results

In 2020, there were 432,193 chronic lower respiratory disease hospital admissions, which increased from 239,606 in 1999. The hospital admission rate increased by 57.5% (from 459.54 (95% CI 457.71-461.38) in 1999 to 723.70 (95% CI 721.55-725.85) in 2020 per 100,000 people, p < 0.5). The majority of hospital admissions for chronic lower respiratory diseases were found to be directly linked to age (more prevalent in the 75+ age group). Moreover, female hospital admission rates for chronic lower respiratory diseases grew by 85.2% between 1999 and 2020, increasing from 445.45 (95% CI 442.92-447.97) to 824.96 (95% CI 821.73-828.19) per 100,000 people.

Conclusion

The rate of hospital admissions due to chronic lower respiratory diseases has sharply increased during the past two decades. COPD was the most common cause for chronic lower respiratory disease admissions. Ageing was also found to be a factor in increased hospital admissions. Future studies are warranted to identify other risk factors of hospital admissions due to chronic lower respiratory diseases and specifically COPD.

SUBMITTER: Al Rajeh AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9818740 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Trend of Admissions Due to Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases: An Ecological Study.

Al Rajeh Ahmed M AM  

Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) 20221226 1


Objective: This study aimed to examine the trend of hospital admissions related to chronic lower respiratory diseases in England and Wales between 1999 and 2020. Method: This ecological analysis used data that were made accessible to the public and were taken from the Patient Episode Database for Wales (PEDW) and the Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) databases in England for the time span between April 1999 and April 2020. The patients were grouped into four age groups: under 15, 15−59, 60−74, a  ...[more]

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