Risk of pneumothorax in pneumoconiosis patients in Taiwan: a retrospective cohort study
| Autor: | Inn-Wen Chong, Ming-Ju Tsai, Chao-Ling Wang, Chih-Hung Cheng, Chau-Chyun Sheu, Jo-Hui Pan, Chia-Yen Dai, Jen-Yu Hung |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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adult thoracic medicine medicine.medical_specialty occupational & industrial medicine Population Taiwan Comorbidity Cohort Studies Risk Factors Internal medicine medicine Humans respiratory medicine (see thoracic medicine) Cumulative incidence education Proportional Hazards Models Retrospective Studies Occupational and Environmental Medicine education.field_of_study business.industry Incidence Incidence (epidemiology) Pneumoconiosis Pneumothorax Retrospective cohort study General Medicine medicine.disease Propensity score matching Cohort Medicine business |
| Zdroj: | BMJ Open, Vol 11, Iss 10 (2021) BMJ Open |
| ISSN: | 2044-6055 |
| Popis: | ObjectivesThis study was conducted to explore the association between pneumoconiosis and pneumothorax.DesignRetrospective cohort study.SettingNationwide population-based study using the Taiwan National Health Insurance Database.ParticipantsA total of 2333 pneumoconiosis patients were identified (1935 patients for propensity score (PS)-matched cohort) and matched to 23 330 control subjects by age and sex (7740 subjects for PS-matched cohort).Primary and secondary outcome measuresThe incidence and the cumulative incidence of pneumothorax.ResultsBoth incidence and the cumulative incidence of pneumothorax were significantly higher in the pneumoconiosis patients as compared with the control subjects (pConclusionsOur study revealed a higher risk of pneumothorax in pneumoconiosis patients and suggested potential risk factors in these patients. Clinicians should be aware about the risk of pneumothorax in pneumoconiosis patients. |
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