Risk assessment and real-world outcomes in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension : insights from a UK pulmonary hypertension referral service

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OBJECTIVES: This study was conducted to evaluate the ability of risk assessment to predict healthcare resource utilisation (HCRU), costs, treatments, health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and survival in patients diagnosed with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH).

DESIGN: Retrospective observational study.

SETTING: Pulmonary hypertension referral centre in the UK.

PARTICIPANTS: Adults diagnosed with CTEPH between 1 January 2012 and 30 June 2019 were included. Cohorts were retrospectively defined for operated patients (received pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA)) and not operated; further subgroups were defined based on risk score (low, intermediate or high risk for 1-year mortality) at diagnosis.

PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOME MEASURES: Demographics, clinical characteristics, comorbidities, treatment patterns, HRQoL, HCRU, costs and survival outcomes were analysed.

RESULTS: Overall, 683 patients were analysed (268 (39%) operated; 415 (61%) not operated). Most patients in the operated and not-operated cohorts were intermediate risk (63%; 53%) or high risk (23%; 31%) at diagnosis. Intermediate-risk and high-risk patients had higher HCRU and costs than low-risk patients. Outpatient and accident and emergency visits were lower postdiagnosis for both cohorts and all risk groups versus prediagnosis. HRQoL scores noticeably improved in the operated cohort post-PEA, and less so in the not-operated cohort at 6-18 months postdiagnosis. Survival at 5 years was 83% (operated) and 49% (not operated) and was lower for intermediate-risk and high-risk patients compared with low-risk patients.

CONCLUSIONS: Findings from this study support that risk assessment at diagnosis is prognostic for mortality in patients with CTEPH. Low-risk patients have better survival and HRQoL and lower HCRU and costs compared with intermediate-risk and high-risk patients.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

Enthalten in:

BMJ open - 14(2024), 1 vom: 04. Jan., Seite e080068

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kiely, David G [VerfasserIn]
Hamilton, Neil [VerfasserIn]
Wood, Steven [VerfasserIn]
Durrington, Charlotte [VerfasserIn]
Exposto, Fernando [VerfasserIn]
Muzwidzwa, Ruvimbo [VerfasserIn]
Raiteri, Louise [VerfasserIn]
Beaudet, Amélie [VerfasserIn]
Muller, Audrey [VerfasserIn]
Sauter, Rafael [VerfasserIn]
Pillai, Nadia [VerfasserIn]
Lawrie, Allan [VerfasserIn]
ASPIRE consortium [VerfasserIn]
Condliffe, Robin [Sonstige Person]
Elliot, Charlie [Sonstige Person]
Hameed, Abdul [Sonstige Person]
Charalampopoulos, Athanasios [Sonstige Person]
Rothman, Alex [Sonstige Person]
Roger Thompson, A A [Sonstige Person]
Hurdman, Judith [Sonstige Person]
Armstrong, Iain [Sonstige Person]
Lewis, Robert A [Sonstige Person]
Watson, Lisa [Sonstige Person]
Swift, Andrew J [Sonstige Person]
Rajaram, Smitha [Sonstige Person]
Billings, Catherine [Sonstige Person]
Quadery, Rehan [Sonstige Person]
Wild, Jim [Sonstige Person]

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Themen:

Chronic airways disease
Journal Article
Mortality
Observational Study
Quality of Life
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 08.01.2024

Date Revised 01.02.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1136/bmjopen-2023-080068

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM366674757