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ArticleBMJ open respiratory research2025

Breathlessness intensity recorded in general practice is associated with shorter times to unplanned hospital admissions and longer lengths of stay: a UK cohort study.

Urvee Karsanji, Vanessa N Brunelli, Claire A Lawson, Alex Bottle, Magnus Ekström, Irina Kinchin, Slavica Kochovska, Diana Ferreira, Jennifer K Quint, Michael C Steiner and 2 more

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Urvee Karsanji *NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre - Respiratory, Department of Respiratory Sciences, College of Life Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2376-5028
Vanessa N Brunelli *Graduate School of Medicine, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia vbrunelli@uow.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4494-2254
Claire A LawsonNIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre - Respiratory, Department of Respiratory Sciences, College of Life Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK.
Alex BottleDepartment of Primary Care and Public Health, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9978-2011
Magnus EkströmRespiratory Medicine, Allergology and Palliative Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7227-5113
Irina KinchinCentre for Health Policy and Management, Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
Slavica KochovskaIMPACCT, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3531-0389
Diana FerreiraFaculty of Science, Medicine and Health, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.
Jennifer K QuintDepartment of Primary Care and Public Health, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Michael C SteinerNIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre - Respiratory, Department of Respiratory Sciences, College of Life Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK.
Rachael A EvansNIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre - Respiratory, Department of Respiratory Sciences, College of Life Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1667-868X
David C CurrowFlinders Ageing Alliance, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1988-1250

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Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

objectiveBreathlessness is associated with higher rates of unplanned health service utilisation. We aimed to evaluate any associations between the severity of

methodsA retrospective cohort study of adults seen in general practice (UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink) with

results103 917 adults had breathlessness scores recorded, of which 16 948 used MRC. 11 911 (70%) adults had a subsequent unplanned hospital admission (median (IQR) of 1538 days (846-2258)) later. More intense

conclusionThis is the first study to identify an association between recording

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DyspneaGeneral PracticeHospitalizationLength of StayPatient AdmissionAdultAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesSeverity of Illness IndexTime FactorsUnited KingdomClinical Epidemiology

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PMID40738555
PMCPMC12314997

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