Abstract
The risk of case-fatality following hospitalisation for asthma has not been well characterised. We describe trends in 30 day case-fatality following hospitalisation for asthma in adults in Scotland from 1981 to 2009. Using the Scottish Morbidity Record Scheme (SMR01) with all asthma hospitalisations for adults (=18 years) with ICD9 493 and ICD10 J45-J46 in the principal diagnostic position at discharge (1981-2009). These data were linked to mortality data from the General Register Office for Scotland (GROS), with asthma case-fatality defined as death within 30 days of asthma admission (in or out of hospital).
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1172–1177 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Respiratory Medicine |
Volume | 107 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | In preparation - May 2013 |
Keywords
- asthma
- hospitalisation