Diagnostic spirometry in COPD is increasing, a comparison of two Swedish cohorts

Autor: Åsa Athlin, Karin Lisspers, Mikael Hasselgren, Björn Ställberg, Christer Janson, Scott Montgomery, Maaike Giezeman, Marta Kisiel, Anna Nager, Hanna Sandelowsky, Mats Arne, Josefin Sundh
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine, Vol 33, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2055-1010
DOI: 10.1038/s41533-023-00345-8
Popis: Abstract Spirometry should be used to confirm a diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This test is not always performed, leading to possible misdiagnosis. We investigated whether the proportion of patients with diagnostic spirometry has increased over time as well as factors associated with omitted or incorrectly interpreted spirometry. Data from medical reviews and a questionnaire from primary and secondary care patients with a doctors’ diagnosis of COPD between 2004 and 2010 were collected. Data were compared with a COPD cohort diagnosed between 2000 and 2003. Among 703 patients with a first diagnosis of COPD between 2004 and 2010, 88% had a diagnostic spirometry, compared with 59% (p
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