COPD Burden of disease from 2017 to 2022: analysis of 44260 hospitalization in the Italian Apulian region.
This prolonged and deeply characterized clinical observation of AECOPD admissions, including COVID-19 pandemic years, in Apulia region, shows that they present at older age, affected by one\more comorbidities with more severe disease requiring in almost half a percentage of cases the use of respiratory support (HFNC and NIV). However, the high rate of deaths highlights the urgent need to further support the most severe cases who deserve more tailored ward allocation and care management.
Authors
- Emanuela Resta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2937-0318)
- Giacomo Riformato
- Giusi Graziano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3347-8049)
- Paola Pierucci (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0201-0486)
- Chiara Noviello (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1903-3067)
- Silvio Tafuri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4194-0210)
Institutions
- Ospedale Generale Regionale Francesco Miulli (IT)
- University of Bari Aldo Moro (IT)
- Sapienza University of Rome (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Respiration
- Published
- 2025-02-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000542908
- Primary Topic
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00