@article{Whittaker:2022:10.2147/COPD.S346591,
author = {Whittaker, H and Rubino, A and Mullerova, H and Morris, T and Varghese, P and Xu, Y and De, Nigris E and Quint, JK},
doi = {10.2147/COPD.S346591},
journal = {The International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease},
pages = {427--437},
title = {Frequency and severity of exacerbations of COPD associated with future Risk of exacerbations and mortality: A UK routine health care data study},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S346591},
volume = {17},
year = {2022}
}

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AB  - Background: Studies have shown that chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation events are related to future events; however, previous literature typically reports frequent vs infrequent exacerbations per patient-year and no studies have investigated increasing number of severe exacerbations in relation to COPD outcomes.Objective: To investigate the association between baseline frequency and severity of exacerbations and subsequent mortality and exacerbation risk in a COPD cohort.Methods: Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) Aurum and Hospital Episode Statistics data were used to identify patients registered at general practices in the UK, who had a diagnosis of COPD, were over the age of 40 years, were smokers or ex-smokers and had data recorded from 2004 onwards. Frequency and severity of exacerbations in the baseline year were identified as moderate exacerbations (general practice events) and severe exacerbations (hospitalised events). Patients were categorised as having: none, 1 moderate only, 2 moderate only, 3+ moderate only, 1 severe (and any moderate), 2 severe (and any moderate), and 3+ severe (and any moderate exacerbations). Poisson regression was used to investigate the association between baseline exacerbation frequency/severity and exacerbation events and mortality over follow-up.Results: Overall, 340,515 COPD patients were included. Patients had higher rates of future exacerbations with increasing frequency and severity of baseline exacerbations compared to no baseline exacerbations. Adjusted incidence rate ratios (IRR) for patients with 1, 2, and 3+ moderate exacerbations compared to 0 exacerbations were 1.70 (95% CI 1.66– 1.74), 2.31 (95% CI 2.24– 2.37), and 3.52 (95% CI 3.43– 3.62), respectively. Patients with increased frequency of baseline exacerbations were more likely to die from all-cause, COPD-related, and cardiovascular-related mortality in a graduated fashion.Conclusion: Increasing number and severity o
AU  - Whittaker,H
AU  - Rubino,A
AU  - Mullerova,H
AU  - Morris,T
AU  - Varghese,P
AU  - Xu,Y
AU  - De,Nigris E
AU  - Quint,JK
DO  - 10.2147/COPD.S346591
EP  - 437
PY  - 2022///
SN  - 1176-9106
SP  - 427
TI  - Frequency and severity of exacerbations of COPD associated with future Risk of exacerbations and mortality: A UK routine health care data study
T2  - The International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S346591
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UR  - https://www.dovepress.com/frequency-and-severity-of-exacerbations-of-copd-associated-with-future-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-COPD
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/100544
VL  - 17
ER  - 

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