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Impact of COVID-19 on COPD and asthma admissions, and the pandemic from a patient's perspective

Dominic L. Sykes, Shoaib Faruqi, Luke Holdsworth, Michael G. Crooks
ERJ Open Research 2021 7: 00822-2020; DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00822-2020
Dominic L. Sykes
Respiratory Research Group, Hull University Teaching Hospitals, Hull, UK
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  • TABLE 1

    The number of admissions and admission-related information from March 23–June 1 in 2018, 2019, and 2020

    201820192020p-value
    Age years69.6±14.868.9±15.166.8±15.20.136
    Female %62.261.560.5
    Total admissions n173017971138
      COPD diagnosis1072 (62.0)1095 (60.9)666 (58.5)
      Asthma diagnosis665 (38.4)715 (39.8)477 (41.9)
    Mean admissions per week173.0±13.2179.7±12.9113.8±13.0<0.001
     COPD admissions per week107.2±8.7109.5±6.266.1±9.0<0.001
     Asthma admissions per week66.5±8.770.0±9.647.7±9.4<0.001
    Total exacerbation admissions (% of total admissions)360 (20.8)366 (20.3)157 (13.7)<0.001
     COPD exacerbation292 (81.1)288 (78.7)126 (80.8)
     Asthma exacerbation68 (18.9)78 (21.3)31 (19.2)
    Mean exacerbations per week36±6.836.6±7.915.7±2.9<0.001
     COPD exacerbations per week29.2±6.329.4±6.412.6±3.2<0.001
     Asthma exacerbations per week6.8±3.07.8±2.23.0±1.5<0.001
    Level of care
     Ward admission321 (82.7)331 (83.8)150 (87.7)0.326
      COPD n254258122
      Asthma n677328
     HDU admission56 (14.5)52 (13.2)13 (7.6)0.028
      COPD n544813
      Asthma n240
     ICU admission11 (2.8)12 (3.0)8 (4.7)0.245
      COPD n10105
      Asthma n123
    Admission and treatment
     Steroid prescription343 (88.4)348 (88.1)137 (80.1)0.004
     Median (range) length of stay3.0 (1–73)3.0 (1–120)3.0 (1–32)0.540
     Deaths22 (5.7)26 (6.6)9 (5.3)0.788

    Data are presented as mean±sd or n (%), unless otherwise stated. HDU: high-dependency unit; ICU: intensive care unit.

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