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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020

Long-Term Mortality and Medical Burden of Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with and without Subsequent Stroke Episodes.

Yu-Shu Yen, Dorji Harnod, Cheng-Li Lin, Tomor Harnod, Chia-Hung Kao

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Yu-Shu YenDepartment of Neurosurgery, Neurological Institute, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 11217, Taiwan.
Dorji HarnodDepartment of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Fu Jen Catholic University Hospital, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City 24352, Taiwan.
Cheng-Li LinManagement Office for Health Data, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 40447, Taiwan.
Tomor HarnodDepartment of Neurosurgery, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien Hualien 97002, Taiwan.
Chia-Hung KaoDepartment of Nuclear Medicine and PET Center, and Center of Augmented Intelligence in Healthcare, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 40447, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-6368-3676
Asia University · TWChina Medical University · TWFu Jen Catholic University · TWNational Yang Ming Chiao Tung University · TWTzu Chi University · TW

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Abstract

backgroundWe used the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD) to determine the differences in mortality and medical burden between patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with and without stroke.

methodsWe enrolled participants aged ≥20 years and defined four subgroups in this study, namely patients with COPD (International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9 CM): 491, 492, 494, and 496), patients with COPD with stroke (ICD-9 CM: 430-438), with COPD without stroke, and comparison subgroups. We calculated the hazard ratios and 95% CIs for all-cause mortality risk, average duration of hospitalization, and frequency of medical visits in these subgroups after adjustments were made for age, sex, and comorbidities. All participants were followed until the date of death, the date they were censored, the date they withdrew from the NHIRD, or 31 December, 2013.

resultsIn total, 9.70% (men vs. women, 11.19% vs. 8.28%) of patients with COPD developed subsequent stroke during the 14 year follow-up. After a stroke, the risk of mortality exhibited a 2.66- to 5.05-fold increase, especially in the younger ones. COPD with stroke was also a leading factor in the increase in the average number of hospitalization days and frequency of medical visits.

conclusionThe mortality risk of patients with COPD is considerably increased by stroke independent of the other effects of COPD. Moreover, the average number of hospitalization days and frequency of medical visits dramatically increased in patients with COPD after stroke.

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Pulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveStrokeAdultAgedFemaleHospitalizationHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesTaiwanYoung Adultcohort studyCOPDmortalityNational Health Insurancestroke

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