Factors Associated with Increasing Costs in Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbation: Turkish Thoracic Society Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Assembly

Baha A., KÖKTÜRK N., Baysan C., Öztürk B., Cengiz S. K., Varol Y., ...Daha Fazla

Thoracic Research and Practice, cilt.25, sa.1, ss.17-25, 2024 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 25 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2024
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5152/thoracrespract.2024.23065
  • Dergi Adı: Thoracic Research and Practice
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.17-25
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: antibiotic, COPD, costs, discharge, nutrition, pulmonary rehabilitation, severe exacerbation
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

OBJECTIVE: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that is the third leading cause of death in the world is one of the main economic burden. The cost is primarily due to COPD exacerbations and hospitalizations. We aimed to determine the factors associated with increasing costs in severe COPD exacerbation. MATERIAL AND METHODS: It was a multicenter and prospective observational recording study. 294 patients who severe COPD exacerbation were included in the study. An amount of more than 429.58 euros was accepted as increasing costs (IC). Factors associated with IC were determined by regression analysis. RESULTS: Mean age was 69.90 ± 9.79/years (minimum: 40 maximum: 95), mean costs were 594.9 ± 70.9 euros. About 83.7% of the patients were male, 24.1% (71) were active smokers, and 81% (238) had at least 1 comorbidity. Factors associated with IC in the regression analysis were delay of discharge (due to prolonged consultation), antibiotic use longer than 7 days, need to enteral/parenteral feeding, application of pulmonary rehabilitation (physiotherapy) at hospitalization, and refusal to be discharged. CONCLUSION: The increasing costs in severe COPD exacerbation depends not only treatment but also the patient’s social status and hospital-related factors. We think that the cost of severe COPD exacerbation can be reduced by interventions on interchangeable factors such as patient's social status and hospital-related factors.