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Gutierrez-Albaladejo N, Jimenez-Garcia R, Albaladejo-Vicente R, Villanueva-Orbaiz R, de-Miguel-Diez J, Noriega C, Lopez-de-Andres A. Trends in hospital admissions among children with asthma in Spain (2011-2020). Eur J Pediatr 2023; 182:2409-2419. [PMID: 36917291 PMCID: PMC10011755 DOI: 10.1007/s00431-023-04873-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2022] [Revised: 01/24/2023] [Accepted: 02/08/2023] [Indexed: 03/16/2023]
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The purpose of this study is to describe and assess changes in incidence, clinical conditions, use of mechanical ventilation, length of hospital stay (LOHS), and in-hospital mortality (IHM) among children hospitalized with asthma in Spain from 2011 to 2020. We analyzed children aged 0 to 15 years hospitalized with an ICD code for asthma included in the Spanish National Hospital Discharge Database (SNHDD). The analysis was conducted for asthma as the primary diagnosis and with asthma in any diagnosis position. Joinpoint regression was used to assess time trends in incidence. We included a total of 85,664 children hospitalized with asthma; of these, 46,727 (54.55%) had asthma coded as the primary diagnosis. The number of boys was higher than the number of girls, irrespective of age group or diagnostic position. The frequency of asthma as primary diagnosis decreased from 55.7% in 2011 to 43.96% in 2020 (p < 0.001). The incidence of hospitalizations because of asthma decreased significantly from 2011 to 2020, with a faster decrease from 2018 onwards. Over time, the proportion of older children increased. In the year 2020, only 55 children had codes for asthma and COVID-19 in their discharge report, and this infection had no effect on hospitalizations this year. A significant increase in the use of non-invasive ventilation (NIV) was observed over time. Irrespective of the diagnostic position, LOHS and IHM remained stable over time, with the IHM under 0.1%. Conclusion: Our results show a decrease in the incidence of hospital admissions with asthma either as the primary diagnosis or in any position. The age of children hospitalized seems to be increasing as the use of NIV. Better management of the disease from primary care and the emergency department as is the use of NIV could explain the reduction in incidence. What is Known: • Asthma is the most common chronic respiratory in childhood in high income countries. • The incidence of hospital admissions with asthma and associated factors is one of the best sources of information on morbidity trends and prognosis. What is New: • The incidence of hospital admissions for asthma in Spain decreased in children between 2011 and 2020 with a more frequent use of non-invasive mechanical ventilation and low mortality rates. • COVID-19 did not cause an increase in admissions with asthma in the year 2020.
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- Department of Public Health & Maternal and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040, Madrid, Spain.
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- Department of Public Health & Maternal and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Public Health & Maternal and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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- Respiratory Department, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón (IiSGM), Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Nursery and Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Alcalá, 28871, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Public Health & Maternal and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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Kivistö JE, Protudjer JLP, Karjalainen J, Bergström A, Huhtala H, Korppi M, Melén E. Paediatric asthma hospitalisations continue to decrease in Finland and Sweden between 2015 and 2020. Thorax 2023; 78:thorax-2022-219539. [PMID: 36593115 DOI: 10.1136/thorax-2022-219539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2022] [Accepted: 12/11/2022] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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We previously reported a decreasing incidence of paediatric asthma hospitalisations in Finland, but a rather stable trend in Sweden, between 2005 and 2014. We now aimed to investigate the incidence of paediatric asthma hospitalisations in these countries between 2015 and 2020, using Finland's National Hospital Discharge Register and Sweden's National Patient Register, which cover all hospitalisations in the respective countries. From 2015 to 2019, the incidence of paediatric asthma hospitalisations decreased by 36.7% in Finland and by 39.9% in Sweden and are increasingly approaching parity. In 2020, despite differences in COVID-19-related restrictions, asthma hospitalisations decreased by over 40%, thus warranting future research on the subject.
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- Juho E Kivistö
- Allergy Centre, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
- Tampere Center for Child Health Research, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
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- Department of Food and Human Nutritional Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- The Children's Hospital Research, Institute of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- George and Fay Yee Centre for Healthcare Innovation, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- Centre for Allergy Research, KarolinskaInstitutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Allergy Centre, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, KarolinskaInstitutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Faculty of Social Sciences, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
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- Tampere Center for Child Health Research, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
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- Department of Clinical Science and Education Södersjukhuset, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Caballero-Segura FJ, Lopez-de-Andres A, Jimenez-Garcia R, de Miguel-Yanes JM, Hernández-Barrera V, Carabantes-Alarcon D, Zamorano-Leon JJ, de Miguel-Díez J. Trends in asthma hospitalizations among adults in Spain: Analysis of hospital discharge data from 2011 to 2020. Respir Med 2022; 204:107009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2022.107009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2022] [Revised: 09/15/2022] [Accepted: 10/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Sullivan DR, Gozalo P, Bunker J, Teno JM. Mechanical Ventilation and Survival in Patients With Advanced Dementia in Medicare Advantage. J Pain Symptom Manage 2022; 63:1006-1013. [PMID: 35181415 PMCID: PMC9124676 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2022.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2021] [Revised: 02/04/2022] [Accepted: 02/07/2022] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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CONTEXT Medicare Advantage (MA) cares for an increasing proportion of traditional Medicare (TM) patients although, the association of MA on low-value care among hospitalized patients is uncertain. OBJECTIVES We sought to determine whether invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) use or mortality differs among hospitalized patients with advanced dementia (AD) enrolled in MA vs. TM and the influence of hospital MA concentration. METHODS Retrospective cohort of hospitalized Medicare patients from 2016 to 2017 who were ≥66 years old with AD (n=147,153) and had a hospitalization with an assessment completed during a nursing home stay ≤120 days prior to that hospitalization indicating AD and severe cognitive/functional impairment. MA enrollment was ascertained at hospitalization; IMV use and 30- and 365-day mortality were determined via Medicare data. Multivariable logistic regression models clustered by hospital were used. RESULTS Among hospitalized Medicare patients with AD, 27,253 (19%) were enrolled in MA, mean age was 84 (95% CI: 83.9-84.0) and 92,736 (63%) were female. Enrollment in MA was associated with increased IMV use (Adjusted Odds Ratio(AOR)=1.11, 95% CI: 1.04-1.18), 30- (Adjusted Hazard Ratio(AHR)=1.09, 95% CI: 1.05-1.12) and 365-day mortality (AHR=1.12, 95% CI: 1.08-1.16) compared to TM. Use of IMV was not different based on concentration of MA at the hospital level. CONCLUSION MA may reduce hospitalizations, however, once hospitalized, patients with AD enrolled in MA experience higher rates of IMV use and worse 30- and 365-day mortality compared to TM patients. Higher hospital concentration of MA did not reduce use of IMV. MA may not offer significant benefits in reducing low-value care among patients hospitalized with serious illness, questioning the benefits of this care model.
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- Donald R Sullivan
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine (D.R.S.), Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), Portland, Oregon, USA; Center to Improve Veteran Involvement in Care, Veterans Affairs Portland Healthcare System (D.R.S.), Portland, Oregon, USA; Department of Health Services, Policy & Practice (P.G.), Brown University School of Public Health, Providence Rhode Island, USA; Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics (J.B., J.M.T.), School of Medicine, OHSU, Portland Oregon, USA.
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine (D.R.S.), Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), Portland, Oregon, USA; Center to Improve Veteran Involvement in Care, Veterans Affairs Portland Healthcare System (D.R.S.), Portland, Oregon, USA; Department of Health Services, Policy & Practice (P.G.), Brown University School of Public Health, Providence Rhode Island, USA; Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics (J.B., J.M.T.), School of Medicine, OHSU, Portland Oregon, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine (D.R.S.), Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), Portland, Oregon, USA; Center to Improve Veteran Involvement in Care, Veterans Affairs Portland Healthcare System (D.R.S.), Portland, Oregon, USA; Department of Health Services, Policy & Practice (P.G.), Brown University School of Public Health, Providence Rhode Island, USA; Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics (J.B., J.M.T.), School of Medicine, OHSU, Portland Oregon, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine (D.R.S.), Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), Portland, Oregon, USA; Center to Improve Veteran Involvement in Care, Veterans Affairs Portland Healthcare System (D.R.S.), Portland, Oregon, USA; Department of Health Services, Policy & Practice (P.G.), Brown University School of Public Health, Providence Rhode Island, USA; Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics (J.B., J.M.T.), School of Medicine, OHSU, Portland Oregon, USA
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Kuo CY, Chan CK, Huang JL, Wu CY, Phan DV, Lo HY, Chan CL. Decline in hospitalization for childhood asthma in different air pollution regions in Taiwan, 2001-2012. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH 2022; 32:95-105. [PMID: 32073299 DOI: 10.1080/09603123.2020.1729964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2019] [Accepted: 02/11/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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This study aimed to investigate the trends in childhood asthma hospitalization in regions with differing levels of air pollution in Taiwan, 2001-2012. Joinpoint regression was used to identify significant trend changes. The hospitalization rate varied according to gender, geographic region, and age. The incidence of childhood asthma hospitalization decreased from 127.99 to 76.67 (/100,000 population), with an average annual percentage change of around -4.1%; in the Yilan region, the average air pollution concentrations were 19.92 μg/m3, 39.47 μg/m3, 25.99 ppb, 2.19 ppb, and 11.23 ppb for PM2.5, PM10, O3, SO2, and NO2, respectively, which were lower than Taiwan's average values; however, the childhood asthma hospitalization rate was the highest (179.75/100,000 population). The national trend in childhood asthma hospitalization exhibited a significant decrease. The effects of air pollution on childhood asthma were greater in the higher-level air pollution regions, while less association was observed in the lower-level air pollution regions.
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- Ching-Yen Kuo
- Department of Information Management, Yuan Ze University, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
- Department of Medical Administration, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taoyuan General Hospital, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taoyuan General Hospital, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
- Department of Biotechnology, Ming Chuan University, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Allergy, Asthma and Rheumatology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Public Health, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Information Management, Yuan Ze University, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
- University of Economics, The University of Danang, Da Nang, Vietnam
- Teaching and Research Team for Business Intelligence, University of Economics, the University of Danang, Da Nang, Vietnam
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Taoyuan General Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
- Department of Chemistry, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
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- Department of Information Management, Yuan Ze University, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
- Innovation Center for Big Data and Digital Convergence, Yuan Ze University, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
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Reiter J, Karakis I, Grotto I, Novack L, Haklai Z, Applbaum Y, Steiman A, Gordon ES, Riener E, Kerem E, Cohen-Cymberknoh M. Regional differences in pediatric asthma hospital admissions: National data from Israel 1996-2017. Pediatr Pulmonol 2021; 56:1434-1439. [PMID: 33788990 DOI: 10.1002/ppul.25300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2020] [Revised: 01/12/2021] [Accepted: 01/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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BACKGROUND Asthma is a common chronic childhood illness and frequent cause of hospitalization. A decline in hospital admission rates was noted up to the 1990s, however, trends are not as clear since the turn of the century. This study aimed to assess the rates and regional differences of asthma admissions over more than two decades using the national Ministry of Health database, which registers data from all the hospitals. METHODS A retrospective cohort study, analysis of all pediatric asthma admissions, for Patients 1-14 years old, between 1996 and 2017 as recorded by the National Hospital Discharge Registry, was performed. Asthma admission rates were calculated per 1000 age adjusted residents, using the number of admission cases as the numerator, and age specific population size as the denominator. RESULTS The annual asthma hospitalization rate decreased in the entire pediatric population from 2.14 in 1996-0.89 in 2017. Children in the 1-4 year age group comprised most of the hospital admissions, and most of the decline was attributable to this age group. Significant differences in hospitalizations were found between different regions as well as differences in the rate of decline in asthma hospitalizations with the lowest admission rate in the Jerusalem district, highest in Haifa, northern and southern Israeli regions and the greatest rate of decline in the Tel-Aviv district. CONCLUSION This nationwide study, over more than two decades, shows clear regional differences in the rates of asthma admissions as well as regional differences in the rates of decline.
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- Joel Reiter
- Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.,Pediatric Pulmonary Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Environmental Epidemiology Department, Public Health Services, Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Health Information Division, Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Clinical Research Center, Soroka University Medical Center, Beer Sheva, Israel
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- Health Information Division, Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Health Information Division, Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Health Information Division, Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Environmental Epidemiology Department, Public Health Services, Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.,Pediatric Pulmonary Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.,Pediatric Pulmonary Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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Teno JM, Keohane LM, Mitchell SL, Meyers DJ, Bunker JN, Belanger E, Gozalo PL, Trivedi AN. Dying with dementia in Medicare Advantage, Accountable Care Organizations, or traditional Medicare. J Am Geriatr Soc 2021; 69:2802-2810. [PMID: 33989430 DOI: 10.1111/jgs.17225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2021] [Revised: 04/20/2021] [Accepted: 04/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE Medicare Advantage (MA) and Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) operate under incentives to reduce burdensome and costly care at the end of life. We compared end-of-life care for persons with dementia who are in MA, ACOs, or traditional Medicare (TM). DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS Retrospective study of decedents with dementia enrolled in MA, attributed to an ACO, or in TM. Decedents had a nursing home stay between 91 and 180 days prior to death, two or more functional impairments, and mild to severe cognitive impairment. MEASUREMENTS Hospitalization, invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) use, and in-hospital death in the last 30 days of life reported in Medicare billing. RESULTS Among 370,094 persons with dementia, 93,801 (25.4%) were in MA (mean age [SD], 86.9 [7.7], 67.6% female), 39,586 (10.7%) were ACO attributed (mean age [SD], 87.2 [7.6], 67.3% female), and 236,707 (63.9%) were in TM (mean age [SD], 87.0 [7.8], 67.6% female). The proportion hospitalized in the last 30 days of life was higher among TM enrollees (27.9%) and those ACO attributed (28.1%) than among MA enrollees (20.5%, p ≤ 0.001). After adjustment for socio-demographics, cognitive and functional impairments, comorbidities, and Hospital Referral Region, adjusted odds of hospitalization in the 30 days prior to death was 0.72 (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.70-0.74) among MA enrollees and 1.05 (95% CI 1.02-1.09) among those attributed to ACOs relative to TM enrollees. Relative to TM, the adjusted odds of death in the hospital were 0.78 (95% CI 0.75-0.81) among MA enrollees and 1.02 (95% CI 0.96-1.08) for ACO participants. Dementia decedents in MA had a lower likelihood of IMV use (adjusted odds ratio 0.80, 95% CI 0.75-0.85) compared to TM. CONCLUSIONS Among decedents with dementia, MA enrollees but not decedents in ACOs experienced less costly and potentially burdensome care compared with those with TM. Policy changes are needed for ACOs.
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- Joan M Teno
- Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, School of Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA
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- Department of Health Policy, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Health Services, Policy and Practice, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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- Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, School of Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA
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- Department of Health Services, Policy and Practice, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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- Department of Health Services, Policy and Practice, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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- Department of Health Services, Policy and Practice, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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Rejnö G, Lundholm C, Saltvedt S, Larsson K, Almqvist C. Maternal asthma and early fetal growth, the MAESTRO study. Clin Exp Allergy 2021; 51:883-891. [PMID: 33705581 DOI: 10.1111/cea.13864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2020] [Revised: 01/15/2021] [Accepted: 02/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Several maternal conditions can affect fetal growth, and asthma during pregnancy is known to be associated with lower birth weight and shorter gestational age. OBJECTIVE In a new Swedish cohort study on maternal asthma exposure and stress during pregnancy (MAESTRO), we have assessed if there is evidence of early fetal growth restriction in asthmatic women or if a growth restriction might come later during pregnancy. METHODS We recruited women from eight antenatal clinics in Stockholm, Sweden. Questionnaires on background factors, asthma status and stress were assessed during pregnancy. The participants were asked to consent to collection of medical records including ultrasound measures during pregnancy, and linkage to national health registers. In women with and without asthma, we studied reduced or increased growth by comparing the second-trimester ultrasound with first-trimester estimation. We defined reduced growth as estimated days below the 10th percentile and increased growth as days above the 90th percentile. At birth, the weight and length of the newborn and the gestational age was compared between women with and without asthma. RESULTS We enrolled 1693 participants in early pregnancy and collected data on deliveries and ultrasound scans in 1580 pregnancies, of which 18% of the mothers had asthma. No statistically significant reduced or increased growth between different measurement points were found when women with and without asthma were compared; adjusted odds ratios for reduced growth between first and second trimester 1.11 95% CI (0.63-1.95) and increased growth 1.09 95% CI (0.68-1.77). CONCLUSION AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE In conclusion, we could not find evidence supporting an influence of maternal asthma on early fetal growth in the present cohort: Although the relatively small sample size, which may enhance the risk of a type II error, it is concluded that a potential difference is likely to be very small.
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- Gustaf Rejnö
- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Obstetrics and Gynaecology Unit, Södersjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Obstetrics & Gynaecology Unit, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Pediatric Allergy and Pulmonology Unit at Astrid Lindgren Children's Hospital, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Sullivan DR, Kim H, Gozalo PL, Bunker J, Teno JM. Trends in Noninvasive and Invasive Mechanical Ventilation Among Medicare Beneficiaries at the End of Life. JAMA Intern Med 2021; 181:93-102. [PMID: 33074320 PMCID: PMC7573799 DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.5640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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IMPORTANCE End-of-life care is costly, and decedents often experience overtreatment or low-quality care. Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) may be a palliative approach to avoid invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) among select patients who are hospitalized at the end of life. OBJECTIVE To examine the trends in NIV and IMV use among decedents with a hospitalization in the last 30 days of life. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS This population-based cohort study used a 20% random sample of Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries who had an acute care hospitalization in the last 30 days of life and died between January 1, 2000, and December 31, 2017. Sociodemographic, diagnosis, and comorbidity data were obtained from Medicare claims data. Data analysis was performed from September 2019 to July 2020. EXPOSURES Use of NIV or IMV. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Validated International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification or International Statistical Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification procedure codes were reviewed to identify use of NIV, IMV, both NIV and IMV, or none. Four subcohorts of Medicare beneficiaries were identified using primary admitting diagnosis codes (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [COPD], congested heart failure [CHF], cancer, and dementia). Measures of end-of-life care included in-hospital death (acute care setting), hospice enrollment at death, and hospice enrollment in the last 3 days of life. Random-effects logistic regression examined NIV and IMV use adjusted for sociodemographic characteristics, admitting diagnosis, and comorbidities. RESULTS A total of 2 470 435 Medicare beneficiaries (1 353 798 women [54.8%]; mean [SD] age, 82.2 [8.2] years) were hospitalized within 30 days of death. Compared with 2000, the adjusted odds ratio (AOR) for the increase in NIV use was 2.63 (95% CI, 2.46-2.82; % receipt: 0.8% vs 2.0%) for 2005 and 11.84 (95% CI, 11.11-12.61; % receipt: 0.8% vs 7.1%) for 2017. Compared with 2000, the AOR for the increase in IMV use was 1.04 (95% CI, 1.02-1.06; % receipt: 15.0% vs 15.2%) for 2005 and 1.63 (95% CI, 1.59-1.66; % receipt: 15.0% vs 18.2%) for 2017. In subanalyses comparing 2017 with 2000, similar trends found increased NIV among patients with CHF (% receipt: 1.4% vs 14.2%; AOR, 14.14 [95% CI, 11.77-16.98]) and COPD (% receipt: 2.7% vs 14.5%; AOR, 8.22 [95% CI, 6.42-10.52]), with reciprocal stabilization in IMV use among patients with CHF (% receipt: 11.1% vs 7.8%; AOR, 1.07 [95% CI, 0.95-1.19]) and COPD (% receipt: 17.4% vs 13.2%; AOR, 1.03 [95% CI, 0.88-1.21]). The AOR for increased NIV use was 10.82 (95% CI, 8.16-14.34; % receipt: 0.4% vs 3.5%) among decedents with cancer and 9.62 (95% CI, 7.61-12.15; % receipt: 0.6% vs 5.2%) among decedents with dementia. The AOR for increased IMV use was 1.40 (95% CI, 1.26-1.55; % receipt: 6.2% vs 7.6%) among decedents with cancer and 1.28 (95% CI, 1.17-1.41; % receipt: 5.7% vs 6.2%) among decedents with dementia. Among decedents with NIV vs IMV use, lower rates of in-hospital death (50.3% [95% CI, 49.3%-51.3%] vs 76.7% [95% CI, 75.9%-77.5%]) and hospice enrollment in the last 3 days of life (57.7% [95% CI, 56.2%-59.3%] vs 63.0% [95% CI, 60.9%-65.1%]) were observed along with higher rates of hospice enrollment (41.3% [95% CI, 40.4%-42.3%] vs 20.0% [95% CI, 19.2%-20.7%]). CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE This study found that the use of NIV rapidly increased from 2000 through 2017 among Medicare beneficiaries at the end of life, especially among persons with cancer and dementia. The findings suggest that trials to evaluate the outcomes of NIV are warranted to inform discussions about the goals of this therapy between clinicians and patients and their health care proxies.
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- Donald R Sullivan
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland.,Center to Improve Veteran Involvement in Care, Veterans Affairs Portland Healthcare System, Portland, Oregon
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- Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, School of Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland
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- Department of Health Services, Policy and Practice, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, Rhode Island
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- Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, School of Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland
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- Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, School of Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland
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Risk of Rehospitalization and Death in Patients Hospitalized Due to Asthma. THE JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY-IN PRACTICE 2020; 9:1960-1968.e4. [PMID: 33359587 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2020.12.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2020] [Revised: 11/13/2020] [Accepted: 12/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Asthma is a heterogeneous inflammatory airway disease that continues to cause considerable morbidity across the world, with poor asthma control leading to hospitalizations. OBJECTIVE The present study investigated the risk of rehospitalization, mortality, and the management of patients with asthma who had been hospitalized because of an asthma exacerbation. METHODS National Swedish health registries were linked for patients 6 years or older who were admitted to hospital because of asthma (index date) between January 1, 2006, and December 31, 2015. Exacerbations were defined as asthma-related hospitalization, emergency visits, or collection of oral steroids. Patients were followed for rehospitalizations 12 months after the index date, health care resource utilization and treatment for 36 months, and mortality to study end. Regression models for time-to-event analyses were applied to assess risk factors for rehospitalization and mortality. RESULTS A total of 15,691 patients (mean age, 51.5 years; 63% females) were included, of whom 1,892 (12%) were rehospitalized for asthma within 12 months. Rehospitalized patients had a markedly increased risk of subsequent asthma-related mortality (adjusted hazard ratio, 2.80; 95% CI, 1.95-4.01) compared with those not rehospitalized. Two-third of the patients were not followed up by a hospital-based specialist, and 60% did not collect enough inhaled corticosteroid doses to cover daily treatment the year postindex. CONCLUSIONS In this study, more than 1 in 10 patients were rehospitalized because of asthma within 12 months, and rehospitalizations were associated with asthma-related mortality. Few patients were seen by a hospital-based specialist, and few used inhaled corticosteroid continuously. Closer monitoring after hospitalization is needed.
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Boisseau S, Qasuri M, Ho WT, Ghosh W, Hadjiat Y. Perspective on the Budgetary Impact of FP/FORM pMDI on Treatment and Management of Exacerbation in Moderate-to-Severe Asthma Patients in Singapore. CLINICOECONOMICS AND OUTCOMES RESEARCH 2020; 12:567-577. [PMID: 33116696 PMCID: PMC7547776 DOI: 10.2147/ceor.s262267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2020] [Accepted: 09/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Purpose Reducing the risk of exacerbation is a long-term goal of managing moderate-to-severe asthma. The use of fluticasone propionate/formoterol fumarate dihydrate (FP/FORM) pressurized metered-dose (pMDI, Flutiform®), a type of inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) and long-acting β2 agonist (LABA) fixed-dose combination, has been associated with lower oral corticosteroid-requiring exacerbation rates than other ICS/LABA fixed-dose combinations, fluticasone propionate/salmeterol xinafoate (FP/SAL) and budesonide/formoterol fumarate (BUD/FORM). This study presents the first budget impact analysis of drug and exacerbation management cost savings associated with the increased access to FP/FORM compared to the currently available ICS/LABAs for treating moderate-to-severe asthma in Singapore. Patients and Methods A budget impact model showed changes to annual drug and exacerbation costs over 5 years for patients with moderate-to-severe asthma in Singapore, following the inclusion of FP/FORM on a government subsidy list. The eligible patient population was identified based on national statistics data. Different treatment costs pertaining to the population were applied according to the usage data (IQVIA Singapore National Sales Data) for different scenarios. Drug costs were obtained from public-sector hospitals. Exacerbation management costs were obtained from literature searches. Results The analysis showed that increased access to FP/FORM as a result of switching from FP/SAL could help achieve drug (S$1,042,289) and exacerbation management (S$223,550) cost savings over 5 years. In the scenario where patients switched from BUD/FORM, greater drug (S$2,572,797) and exacerbation management (S$256,781) cost savings were observed over 5 years. Conclusion The analysis provides a perspective that the increased access to FP/FORM could help achieve drug and exacerbation cost savings for the treatment of moderate-to-severe asthma.
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- Mundipharma Singapore Holding Pte Limited, Singapore
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- Costello Medical Singapore Pte Ltd, Singapore
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Kivistö JE, Karjalainen J, Huhtala H, Protudjer JLP. The use of short-acting beta-2 adrenergic receptor agonists for asthma increased among Finnish and Swedish children from 2006 to 2017. Acta Paediatr 2020; 109:1620-1626. [PMID: 32259302 DOI: 10.1111/apa.15288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2020] [Revised: 03/25/2020] [Accepted: 03/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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AIM Paediatric asthma hospitalisation has decreased in Finland, but has remained stable in Sweden. The reasons for these intercountry differences are unclear. The aim of this study was to explore the trend of dispensed asthma medication, including inhaled corticosteroids (ICS), among paediatric populations in the two countries. METHODS We explored trends in dispensed asthma medication among paediatric populations aged 0-19 in Finland and Sweden from 2006 to 2017. The Finnish Statistics on Reimbursements for Prescription Medicines and The Swedish Prescribed Drug Register provided data on all dispensed asthma prescriptions. RESULTS During the study period, the prevalence of dispensed ICS in paediatric populations was fairly stable in Finland and Sweden. Among children aged 0-4, ICS were 1.5 times more commonly dispensed in Sweden than in Finland. The prevalence of children dispensed short-acting beta-2 adrenergic receptor agonists (SABA) increased in both countries, but rose more in Finland (51%) than in Sweden (27%). CONCLUSION Inhaled corticosteroids were more commonly dispensed for children aged 0-4 in Sweden than in Finland during the study period. This study showed an increasing prevalence of children dispensed SABA in Finland and Sweden, particularly in Finland. Differences and trends in asthma medication may effect asthma hospitalisation and asthma deaths.
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- Juho E. Kivistö
- Allergy Centre Tampere University Hospital Tampere Finland
- Pediatric Research Centre Tampere University Tampere Finland
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology Tampere University Tampere Finland
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- Allergy Centre Tampere University Hospital Tampere Finland
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology Tampere University Tampere Finland
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- Faculty of Social Sciences Tampere University Tampere Finland
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- Center for Allergy Research Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden
- Department of Pediatrics and Child Health The University of Manitoba Winnipeg MB Canada
- The Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba Winnipeg MB Canada
- George and Fay Yee Centre for Healthcare Innovation Winnipeg MB Canada
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de Miguel Díez J, López de Andrés A, Jiménez García R. The Minimum Basic Data Set (MBDS), Our Big Data for the Epidemiological Investigation of Respiratory Diseases. Arch Bronconeumol 2019; 56:267-268. [PMID: 31640902 DOI: 10.1016/j.arbres.2019.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2019] [Revised: 03/30/2019] [Accepted: 04/05/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Javier de Miguel Díez
- Servicio de Neumología, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón (IiSGM), Madrid, España.
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- Departamento de Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública, Faculta de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Alcorcón, Madrid, España
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- Departamento de Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública, Faculta de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Alcorcón, Madrid, España
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Quirce S, Melero C, Huerta A, Uría E, Cuesta M. Economic impact of severe asthma exacerbations in Spain: multicentre observational study. J Asthma 2019; 58:207-212. [PMID: 31621441 DOI: 10.1080/02770903.2019.1674330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Objective: To describe resource use and costs of severe exacerbations in patients with severe asthma.Method: Secondary analysis of an observational, longitudinal, retrospective study that estimated the economic impact of severe asthma. The study was carried out in severe asthma units of the pulmonology and allergy services of 20 public hospitals (inclusion period: June to November 2016). The study included adult patients diagnosed with severe asthma according to the European Respiratory Society/American Thoracic Society consensus in the stable phase (no exacerbation during the last 2 months), and with at least one severe exacerbation during the study period (12 months). Healthcare resource use due to severe exacerbations (emergency visits, hospitalizations and pharmacological treatment) was recorded. The direct health costs associated with severe exacerbations were calculated by multiplying the resources used by the corresponding unit cost (in 2018 euros).Results: 134 patients with ≥1 severe exacerbation were included: 63% were female and the mean age was 54 years. 249 severe exacerbations were registered. There were 1.5 physician visits at primary care, hospital care and/or emergency room per episode, 13% of episodes required hospitalization, with a mean hospital stay of 7.2 days. Systemic corticosteroids were prescribed in 92% of exacerbations. The mean direct cost was €758.7/exacerbation (95% confidence interval: 556.8-1,011.1), of which 82% was due to hospitalizations (€623.3/episode). Considering only episodes requiring hospital admission, the mean cost increased by €4,997/exacerbation.Conclusions: It was estimated that the economic impact of a severe exacerbation in Spanish patients with severe asthma was €758.7/exacerbation.
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- Santiago Quirce
- Department of Allergy, Hospital Universitario La Paz, IdiPAZ, and CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias CIBERES, Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación (i + 12), Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Market Access, GlaxoSmithKline, Madrid, Spain
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Caminati M, Vianello A, Ricci G, Festi G, Bellamoli R, Longhi S, Crivellaro M, Marcer G, Monai M, Andretta M, Bovo C, Senna G. Trends and determinants of Emergency Room admissions for asthma: A retrospective evaluation in Northeast Italy. World Allergy Organ J 2019; 12:100046. [PMID: 31320967 PMCID: PMC6612754 DOI: 10.1016/j.waojou.2019.100046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2018] [Revised: 04/18/2019] [Accepted: 06/10/2019] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Background Asthma still represents a cause of death and hospital admissions worldwide. Our study aimed at analyzing the trend of Emergency Room (ER) asthma admissions in Northeast Italy in order to investigate the relevance of specific patient-related determinants and environmental triggers (pollens, mold spores, and pollutants). Methods Retrospective data from admissions for asthma exacerbations registered between the years 2013 and 2015 in two main ERs in Northeast Italy were collected. Data about patients' age, sex and nationality were recorded. Classification of disease severity followed the current Italian ER triage scoring system (white: no need for emergency treatment; green: need for fast treatment; yellow: severe condition; red: life-threatening condition). Data on pollen/mold spore counts and pollutants were analyzed. Results Overall, 1745 ER admissions for asthma were registered, with a persistent and significant increase year by year. A slight prevalence of females and patients over 50 years old was observed. Immigrants accounted for 32%, 36% and 26% of admissions respectively in 2013, 2014 and 2015. The prevalence of immigrants' admissions was significantly higher when comparing the relative ratio of immigrant populations/Italian nationals (p < 0.05). The admissions were coded as follows: white, 6.30%; green, 35.36%; yellow, 39.37%; red, 18.97%. People aged ≥50 years were more frequently admitted with a red code, but the trend was not statistically significant (p = 0,0815). By contrast, amongst immigrants there was a higher prevalence of white and green codes observed in comparison with Italian nationals. Grass pollen peak and PM10 high levels represented environmental determinants of ER admissions increase. Conclusions The increasing rate of asthma-related ER admissions highlights the need for implementing asthma control strategies. Investigating the traits of patients referring to ER for asthma exacerbations, as well as environmental-related determinants, may help in identifying at-risk individuals and in orienting preventive strategies accordingly. Immigrants represent the most vulnerable sub-population, and their potential difficulties in accessing treatments and health services should be specifically addressed. Overall, implementing patient education in order to improve treatment adherence, as well as providing an asthma action plan to every asthmatic patient, continue to be the most urgent needs.
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- Marco Caminati
- Asthma Center and Allergy Unit, Verona University and General Hospital, Verona, Italy.,Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Respiratory Pathophysiology Division, University-City Hospital of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Emergency Department, Clinical Toxicology Unit, Verona University and General Hospital, Verona, Italy
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- Respiratory Unit and Asthma Center, Verona University and General Hospital, Verona, Italy
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- Asthma Center and Allergy Unit, Verona University and General Hospital, Verona, Italy
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- Asthma Center and Allergy Unit, Verona University and General Hospital, Verona, Italy
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- Allergy Service, Department of Medicine and Public Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Respiratory Unit and Asthma Center, Verona University and General Hospital, Verona, Italy
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- Meteorological Service, Veneto Regional Agency for Environment Protection and Prevention, Padua, Italy
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- Medical Direction, Verona University and General Hospital, Verona, Italy
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- Asthma Center and Allergy Unit, Verona University and General Hospital, Verona, Italy
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Kivistö JE, Karjalainen J, Kivelä L, Huhtala H, Protudjer JLP. Very low asthma death incidence among Finnish children from 1999 to 2015. Pediatr Pulmonol 2018; 53:1009-1013. [PMID: 29717545 DOI: 10.1002/ppul.24027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2018] [Accepted: 04/12/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND The most recent reports concerning asthma fatalities in Finnish children are from 1998. Since that time, asthma care has improved and asthma-related hospitalizations have decreased. Yet, it is unknown whether pediatric asthma deaths have similarly decreased. OBJECTIVE To investigate the epidemiology of asthma deaths in the Finnish pediatric population from 1999 onward and to describe the details of fatal asthma exacerbations. METHODS We obtained copies of the death certificates from Statistics Finland of all Finnish children aged 0-19 years who died from asthma between 1999 and 2015. After analyzing the death certificates, the medical records of those with possible asthma death were evaluated in detail to confirm the diagnosis. Incidence rates (IR) of asthma deaths were estimated per 1 000 000 person-years by dividing the number of asthma deaths by the total number of person-years. RESULTS Between 1999-2015, there were 6845 deaths among 0-19 year-old children, of which 21 were possible asthma deaths. Based on patient records and pathological findings, we identified four convincing asthma deaths: aged 7 months, 1 year, 2.5 years, and 19 years. None had known allergies or regularly used inhaled corticosteroids. No pre-school or school-aged children died from asthma in Finland between 1999 and 2015. The cumulative incidence of pediatric asthma deaths was 0.19 per million person-years. CONCLUSION Four Finnish children died from asthma between 1999 and 2015. This corresponds to a total incidence of 0.19 per million person-years. No pre-school or school-aged children died from asthma in Finland during the study period.
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- Juho E Kivistö
- Allergy Centre, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland.,Tampere Centre for Child Health Research, University of Tampere and Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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- Tampere Centre for Child Health Research, University of Tampere and Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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- Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Center for Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Stockholm, Sweden
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James KA, Strand M, Hamer MK, Cicutto L. Health Services Utilization in Asthma Exacerbations and PM 10 Levels in Rural Colorado. Ann Am Thorac Soc 2018; 15:947-954. [PMID: 29979621 PMCID: PMC6322037 DOI: 10.1513/annalsats.201804-273oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2018] [Accepted: 04/24/2018] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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RATIONALE The San Luis Valley in rural Colorado often has elevated levels of ambient particulate matter. To date little is known about the impact of ambient particulate matter levels and medical care utilization due to asthma exacerbation in rural communities. OBJECTIVES We investigated the impact of ambient particulate matter concentrations on emergency/urgent visits and hospitalizations for asthma in a rural community. METHODS Daily ambient particulate matter concentrations from an air quality monitor in the San Luis Valley (2003-2012) were obtained from the state health department. Deidentified data for emergency/urgent visits with a diagnosis code for asthma were collected from the local health care system organization. A generalized linear model using splines and employing generalized estimating equations for correlated measures over time was used to examine the association between daily counts of emergency/urgent visits for asthma and 3- to 5-day averaged ambient particulate matter concentrations. RESULTS For each 15-μg/m3 increase in 3-day averaged ambient particulate matter, there was an associated 3.1% increase in hospital counts for all patients with asthma (95% confidence interval, 0.3-5.9%; P = 0.03). When the 3-day average exceeded 50 μg/m3, asthma hospital visits increased by 16.8% (P = 0.03), and when it exceeded 100 μg/m3, visits increased by 65.8% (P = 0.002). In children, the odds of one asthma event requiring an emergency/urgent care visit increased 5.0% with each 15-μg/m3 increase in 3-day averaged ambient particulate matter (P = 0.22). CONCLUSIONS We observed associations between ambient air levels of particulate matter with a diameter less than 10 μm and emergency/urgent care visits and hospitalization counts in a rural U.S. community prone to dust storms and Environmental Protection Agency exceedances.
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- 1 University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado; and
- 2 National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado
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Ziyab AH, Abul AT. Trends in asthma hospital admissions and mortality in Kuwait, 2000-2014: a national retrospective observational study. BMJ Open 2018; 8:e021244. [PMID: 29739784 PMCID: PMC5942427 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-021244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2017] [Revised: 03/08/2018] [Accepted: 04/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To examine trends in asthma hospitalisation and mortality rates from 2000 to 2014 in Kuwait according to sex, age and nationality. METHODS For this nationwide, retrospective observational study, data from hospital discharge records and death certificates listing asthma as the primary reason for hospitalisation or mortality were obtained from the National Center for Health Information database using International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision codes J45 and J46. Trends in sex-adjusted, age-adjusted and nationality-adjusted hospitalisation and mortality rates were examined. Poisson regression models were applied to test for linear trends overtime and estimate adjusted rate ratios and 95% CI. RESULTS During the 15-year study period, a total of 43 652 hospitalisations and 484 deaths due to asthma exacerbations were identified. The average annual adjusted rates of asthma hospitalisation and mortality were estimated to be 134.9 (95% CI 131.8 to 138.1) and 2.1 (95% CI 1.8 to 2.4) per 100 000 population, respectively. Hospitalisation rates decreased by 49.5% in the total population (from 180.8 to 91.3 admissions per 100 000 population between 2000 and 2014, ptrend <0.001) and by 57.9% in the age group of 5-44 years (from 77.3 to 32.5 admissions per 100 000 population, ptrend <0.001). Mortality rates decreased from 4.1 to 0.9 deaths per 100 000 population between 2000 and 2014 in the total population (77.6% decrease, ptrend <0.001) and from 0.6 to 0.2 deaths per 100 000 population among those aged 5-44 years (61.9% reduction, ptrend=0.005). Kuwaiti compared with non-Kuwaiti subjects had higher risk of asthma hospitalisation and mortality. Among children aged ≤19 years, the risk of hospitalisation was higher in boys compared with girls; however, among adults, women experienced more hospitalisations than men. CONCLUSIONS Asthma hospitalisation and mortality rates have substantially decreased between 2000 and 2014 in Kuwait, with persisting differences between genders, age groups and citizens versus non-citizens. The observed decreasing trends in Kuwait are in agreement with global trends.
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- Ali H Ziyab
- Department of Community Medicine and Behavioral Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Safat, Kuwait
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- Department of Community Medicine and Behavioral Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Safat, Kuwait
- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Safat, Kuwait
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Al-Mahtot M, Barwise-Munro R, Wilson P, Turner S. Changing characteristics of hospital admissions but not the children admitted-a whole population study between 2000 and 2013. Eur J Pediatr 2018; 177:381-388. [PMID: 29260375 PMCID: PMC5816774 DOI: 10.1007/s00431-017-3064-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2017] [Revised: 11/07/2017] [Accepted: 12/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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UNLABELLED There are increasing numbers of emergency medical paediatric admissions. Our hypothesis was that characteristics of children and details of their emergency admissions are also changing over time. Details of emergency admissions in Scotland 2000-2013 were analysed. There were 574,403 emergency admissions, median age 2.3 years. The age distribution, proportion of boys and socioeconomic status of children admitted were essentially unchanged. Emergency admissions rose by 49% from 36/1000 children per annum to 54/1000 between 2000 and 2013. Emergency admissions that were discharged on the same day rose by 186% from 8.6/1000 to 24.6/1000. The mean duration of emergency admission fell from 1.7 to 1.0 days. The odds for an emergency admission with upper respiratory infection, "viral infection", tonsillitis, bronchiolitis and lower respiratory tract infection all rose. In contrast the odds for an emergency admission with asthma and gastroenteritis fell. CONCLUSIONS The demographics of children with emergency admissions have not changed substantially but characteristics of admissions have changed considerably, in particular admissions which are short stay and due to respiratory infection are much more common. The fall in the absolute number of children with some acute medical diagnoses suggests that the rise in admissions is not necessarily inexorable. What is Known: • Emergency admission prevalence is rising in many countries across Europe. What is New: • Our paper is the first to comprehensively analyse emergency medical paediatric admissions by exploring how characteristics of admissions and the children admitted have changed over time for a whole population. • The "take home message" is that whilst characteristics of emergency admissions have changed (e.g. number, duration of stay, readmissions, diagnoses), the characteristics of the children have not changed.
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- Maryam Al-Mahtot
- Child Health, Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital, Aberdeen, AB25 2ZG UK
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- Centre for Rural Health, University of Aberdeen, Inverness, UK
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- Child Health, Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital, Aberdeen, AB25 2ZG, UK.
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Kivistö JE, Protudjer JLP, Karjalainen J, Bergström A, Korppi M. Trends in paediatric asthma hospitalisations - differences between neighbouring countries. Thorax 2017; 73:185-187. [PMID: 28373348 DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2016-209739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2016] [Revised: 02/23/2017] [Accepted: 03/12/2017] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Paediatric asthma hospitalisation trends in Finland and Sweden over the past 10 years are unclear. We investigated the incidence of paediatric asthma hospitalisations in both countries from 2005 to 2014, using Finland's National Hospital Discharge Register and Sweden's National Patient Register which cover all hospitalisations in the respective countries. During the study period, the incidence of paediatric asthma hospitalisations decreased by 51% in Finland, but remained stable in Sweden. In both countries, asthma hospitalisations decreased over time among children aged 0-4 years, with unclear trends for older ages. The reasons for these intercountry differences are unclear, thus warranting future research.
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- Juho E Kivistö
- Allergy Centre, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland.,Tampere Center for Child Health Research, University of Tampere, Finland.,Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Centre for Allergy Research, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Centre for Allergy Research, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Tampere Center for Child Health Research, University of Tampere, Finland
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Lee YJ, Kwon SH, Hong SH, Nam JH, Song HJ, Lee JS, Lee EK, Shin JY. Health Care Utilization and Direct Costs in Mild, Moderate, and Severe Adult Asthma: A Descriptive Study Using the 2014 South Korean Health Insurance Database. Clin Ther 2017; 39:527-536. [PMID: 28196623 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2017.01.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2016] [Revised: 01/17/2017] [Accepted: 01/17/2017] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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PURPOSE Although asthma exacerbation comprises a large burden of the total asthma-related costs, few studies have examined the frequency and cost of acute exacerbation according to asthma severity. This study investigated asthma-related health care utilization and costs according to the severity of asthma. METHODS We conducted a descriptive study using the national health insurance claims database between January 1 and December 31, 2014. We included adult patients with asthma (18 years of age and older) who had ≥2 claims with for an asthma diagnosis and were prescribed ≥1 asthma medications. They were classified into 3 asthma severity levels (level 1 = mild, level 2 = moderate, and level 3 = severe), based on individual medication prescriptions. Acute exacerbation was defined as having a corticosteroid burst, an emergency department visit, or hospitalization. Health care utilization, acute exacerbation, and direct costs associated with asthma were compared according to asthma severity levels. FINDINGS Of the 36,687 adult asthma patients, level 1 had the largest proportion of patients (81.2%), followed by level 2 (18.2%), and level 3 (0.6%). The average number of asthma-related outpatient visits was 4.5 for level 1, 7.2 for level 2, and 11.9 for level 3 (P < 0.01). The estimated asthma-related direct cost per patient was $174 for level 1, $634 for level 2, and $1635 for level 3 (P < 0.01). The number of patients who experienced acute exacerbation increased as asthma severity increased: level 1, 22.6%; level 2, 26.0%; and level 3, 48.7% (P < 0.01). Direct costs associated with asthma exacerbation dramatically increased and accounted for 15.1% of the total cost in level 1 patients, 19.5% in level 2 patients, and 40.8% in level 3 patients (P < 0.01). IMPLICATIONS The direct costs of acute exacerbation increased as asthma severity increased. In patients with severe asthma, acute exacerbation and the relative cost ratio in South Korea were higher than those in other countries. Proper management is required to avoid acute exacerbations and to reduce the burden of asthma, particularly in patients with severe asthma.
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- Yoo Ju Lee
- School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, South Korea
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- School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, South Korea
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- School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, South Korea
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- School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, South Korea
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- School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, South Korea
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- School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, South Korea
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- School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, South Korea.
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- School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, South Korea.
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Shein SL, Speicher RH, Filho JOP, Gaston B, Rotta AT. Contemporary treatment of children with critical and near-fatal asthma. Rev Bras Ter Intensiva 2016; 28:167-78. [PMID: 27305039 PMCID: PMC4943055 DOI: 10.5935/0103-507x.20160020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2016] [Accepted: 03/09/2016] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Asthma is the most common chronic illness in childhood. Although the vast majority of children with acute asthma exacerbations do not require critical care, some fail to respond to standard treatment and require escalation of support. Children with critical or near-fatal asthma require close monitoring for deterioration and may require aggressive treatment strategies. This review examines the available evidence supporting therapies for critical and near-fatal asthma and summarizes the contemporary clinical care of these children. Typical treatment includes parenteral corticosteroids and inhaled or intravenous beta-agonist drugs. For children with an inadequate response to standard therapy, inhaled ipratropium bromide, intravenous magnesium sulfate, methylxanthines, helium-oxygen mixtures, and non-invasive mechanical support can be used. Patients with progressive respiratory failure benefit from mechanical ventilation with a strategy that employs large tidal volumes and low ventilator rates to minimize dynamic hyperinflation, barotrauma, and hypotension. Sedatives, analgesics and a neuromuscular blocker are often necessary in the early phase of treatment to facilitate a state of controlled hypoventilation and permissive hypercapnia. Patients who fail to improve with mechanical ventilation may be considered for less common approaches, such as inhaled anesthetics, bronchoscopy, and extracorporeal life support. This contemporary approach has resulted in extremely low mortality rates, even in children requiring mechanical support.
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- Steven L. Shein
- Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, UH Rainbow
Babies & Children's Hospital, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
- Cleveland, OH, United States
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- Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, UH Rainbow
Babies & Children's Hospital, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
- Cleveland, OH, United States
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- Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine and
Neonatology, Hospital e Maternidade Brasil - Santo André (SP), Brazil
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- Division of Pediatric Pulmonology, UH Rainbow Babies
& Children's Hospital, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine -
Cleveland, OH, United States
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- Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, UH Rainbow
Babies & Children's Hospital, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
- Cleveland, OH, United States
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Shiue I. Increased health service use for asthma, but decreased for COPD: Northumbrian hospital episodes, 2013-2014. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2016; 35:311-24. [PMID: 26780693 PMCID: PMC4724373 DOI: 10.1007/s10096-015-2547-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2015] [Accepted: 12/07/2015] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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The burden of respiratory disease has persisted over the years, for both men and women. The aim of the present study was to investigate the hospital episode rates in respiratory disease and to understand whether and how the use of the health service for respiratory disease might have changed in recent years in the North-East of England. Hospital episode data covering two full calendar years (in 2013–2014) was extracted from the Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, which serves a population of nearly half a million. Hospital episode rates were calculated from admissions divided by annual and small area-specific population size by sex and across age groups, presented with per 100,000 person-years. The use of the health service for influenza and pneumonia, acute lower respiratory infections and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) increased with an advancing age, except for acute upper respiratory infections and asthma. Overall, the use of the health service for common respiratory diseases has seemed to be unchanged, except for asthma. There were large increases in young adults aged 20–50 for both men and women and the very old aged 90+ in women. Of note, there were large increases in acute lower respiratory infections for both men and women aged 90+, whereas there was also a large decrease in COPD in women aged 80–90. This is the first study to examine health service use for respiratory diseases by calculating the detailed population size as denominator. Re-diverting funding to improve population health on a yearly basis may serve the changing need in local areas.
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- I Shiue
- Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. .,Department of Healthcare, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8ST, England, UK.
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Mikalsen IB, Skeiseid L, Tveit LM, Engelsvold DH, Øymar K. Decline in admissions for childhood asthma, a 26-year period population-based study. Pediatr Allergy Immunol 2015; 26:750-5. [PMID: 25787851 DOI: 10.1111/pai.12372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/12/2015] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND The prevalence of childhood asthma has increased, although the rate of hospitalization for asthma seems to decrease. In Norway, the rate of hospital admission for childhood asthma from 1984 to 2000 increased. The aim of this study was to assess further trends in hospital admissions for childhood asthma up to 2010. METHODS A population-based study including children 1-13 yrs of age hospitalized for asthma during six periods from 1984/1985 to 2009/2010 in Rogaland, Norway, was performed. Medical records from 1536 admissions (1050 children) were studied; and gender, age, number of admissions, length of hospital stay, medications and symptoms were recorded. RESULTS For all age groups, the rate of admissions per 10.000 increased from 20.1 in 1984/85 to 33.7 in 1989/90, but declined to 14.4 in 2009/2010. Rates were highest in boys (OR 1.87; 95% CI: 1.69, 2.09), younger age groups (OR 2.51; 2.38, 2.64) and decreased from 1984 to 2010 (OR 0.92; 0.88, 0.94). The rates of readmissions were higher than for primary admissions (OR 1.33; 1.19, 1.47). From 1984 to 2010, there was an increased use of inhaled corticosteroids prior to admission (6 to 51%) and started at discharge (7 to 37%), and systemic steroids given during admission (19 to 83%). CONCLUSION There has been a substantial decline in the rate of hospital admissions for childhood asthma after 1989/1990, with major differences between age groups and genders. The decline could be due to improved care of children with asthma or a real reduction in asthma exacerbations.
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- Department of Paediatrics, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, Norway
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- Department of Paediatrics, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, Norway
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- Department of Paediatrics, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, Norway.,Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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