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- Title
Patients' Characteristics and Outcomes Analysis of COPD Readmissions in a Teaching Hospital in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
- Authors
Abas, Mohd Ihsanuddin; Zubir, Muhammad Zulfakhar; Ishak, Muhammad Faiz Mohd; Hassim, Noor Hazmi Noor; Hanan, Mohd Fathulzhafran Mohamed; BanYu-Lin, Andrea; Manaf, Mohd Rizal Abdul; Ismail, Aniza; Nur, Amrizal Muhd; AlJunid, Syed Mohamed
- Abstract
Objective: To determine patients characteristics and admission outcomes of COPD readmissions at a teaching hospital in Kuala Lumpur. Study design: Retrospective review of medical database at Hospital Canselor Tuanku Mukhriz (HCTM). Subjects and Methods: Casemix database of COPD admissions for 2016 and 2017 was extracted. 321 readmissions involving 270 patients were analysed for the characteristics of patients, the severity of admissions, comorbidities and the average length of stay (ALOS). Results: The mean age for COPD patients was 70.89 (± 9.46) years old with 79.6% male patients. Referring to the index admission, 89 COPD patients had undergone readmission within the period. There were significant associations between the severity of COPD admissions and ALOS and a number of comorbidities (both p < 0.05). Conclusion: Patients with higher COPD admission severity had more readmissions, more comorbidities and a longer ALOS which would translate to a larger cost during the episode of care.
- Subjects
MALAYSIA; ACADEMIC medical centers; LENGTH of stay in hospitals; OBSTRUCTIVE lung diseases; MEDICAL records; HEALTH outcome assessment; COMORBIDITY; STATISTICAL significance; CROSS-sectional method; RETROSPECTIVE studies; PATIENT readmissions; PATIENTS' attitudes; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; ACQUISITION of data methodology
- Publication
International Medical Journal, 2020, Vol 27, Issue 6, p705
- ISSN
1341-2051
- Publication type
Article