Table 1.
Six-year Trends in hospitalizations for COPD exacerbation in France
| Admission characteristics | Year | Total | Category 4 (ICU-MV) |
Category 3 (ICU-No MV) |
Category 2 (GW- ARF) |
Category 1 (GW-No ARF) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admissions (N, (%)) |
2007 | 115 600 | 10 239 (8.86) | 5 155 (4.46) | 25 227 (21.82) | 74 979 (64.86) |
| 2008 | 119 105 | 10 811 (9.08) | 5 274 (4.43) | 24 382 (20.47) | 78 638 (66.02) | |
| 2009 | 124 669 | 12 061 (9.67) | 5 912 (4.47) | 24 008 (19.26) | 82 688 (66.33) | |
| 2010 | 125 331 | 12 876 (10.27) | 6 184 (4.93) | 23 916 (19.08) | 82 355 (65.71) | |
| 2011 | 128 847 | 13 611 (10.56) | 6 130 (4.76) | 24 192 (18.78) | 84 914 (65.90) | |
| 2012 | 133 497 | 14 517 (10.87) | 6 160 (4.61) | 24 056 (18.02) | 88 764 (66.49) | |
| Admission number change (% change and p-value) |
2007/2012 | +15.48 (<0.001) |
+41.78 (<0.001) |
+19.50 (0.065) |
−4.64 (<0.001) |
+18.39 (<0.001) |
| Age years, mean ± sd |
2007 | 74.15 ± 12.05 | 70.49 ± 11.43 | 73.60 ± 11.48 | 74.31 ± 11.90 | 74.64 ± 12.13 |
| 2008 | 74.25 ± 12.16 | 70.60 ± 11.75 | 73.36 ± 11.87 | 74.56 ± 11.96 | 74.72 ± 12.22 | |
| 2009 | 74.35 ± 12.20 | 70.58 ± 11.83 | 73.58 ± 11.76 | 74.77 ± 12.09 | 74.84 ± 12.22 | |
| 2010 | 74.45 ± 12.31 | 70.86 ± 11.79 | 74.02 ± 11.75 | 74.89 ± 12.20 | 74.92 ± 12.37 | |
| 2011 | 74.47 ± 12.34 | 70.50 ± 11.88 | 73.80 ± 11.91 | 74.99 ± 12.24 | 75.01 ± 12.36 | |
| 2012 | 74.97 ± 12.17 | 71.45 ± 11.57 | 74.26 ± 11.86 | 75.50 ± 12.07 | 75.46 ± 12.21 | |
| Age change (mo. change and p-value) |
2007/2012 | +9.9 (<0.001) |
+11.5 (<0.001) |
+7.9 (<0.001) |
+14.3 (<0.001) |
+9.9 (<0.001) |
| Length of stay years, mean ± sd |
2007 | 10.89 ± 10.43 | 19.16 ± 19.01 | 13.38 ± 15.46 | 11.03 ± 8.98 | 9.53 ± 7.95 |
| 2008 | 10.74 ± 10.39 | 18.85 ± 20.48 | 13.05 ± 11.17 | 10.93 ± 8.76 | 9.41 ± 7.89 | |
| 2009 | 10.76 ± 9.94 | 18.44 ± 18.02 | 12.95 ± 10.77 | 11.09 ± 9.48 | 9.39 ± 7.50 | |
| 2010 | 10.92 ± 10.11 | 18.26 ± 18.34 | 13.18 ± 11.24 | 11.08 ± 8.78 | 9.55 ± 7.78 | |
| 2011 | 10.74 ± 9.59 | 17.53 ± 16.51 | 12.69 ± 10.40 | 11.07 ± 8.93 | 9.41 ± 7.48 | |
| 2012 | 10.60 ± 9.82 | 17.32 ± 17.43 | 12.64 ± 10.39 | 10.92 ± 8.96 | 9.28 ± 7.53 | |
| Length of stay change (days change and p-value) |
2007/2012 | −0.29 (<0.001) |
−1.8 (<0.001) |
−0.74 (0.0355) |
−0.11 (0.383) |
−0.25 (<0.001) |
| Gender (% of Male) |
2007 | 66.60 | 69.50 | 66.23 | 65.62 | 66.56 |
| 2008 | 66.17 | 68.49 | 67.41 | 65.13 | 66.09 | |
| 2009 | 65.25 | 67.02 | 64.97 | 63.70 | 65.46 | |
| 2010 | 64.91 | 67.87 | 66.20 | 62.95 | 64.91 | |
| 2011 | 64.51 | 67.11 | 65.74 | 62.60 | 64.55 | |
| 2012 | 64.11 | 65.73 | 64.98 | 61.96 | 64.37 | |
| Gender ratio change (% change and p-value) |
2007/2012 | −2.50 (<0.001) |
−3.77 (<0.001) |
−1.25 (<0.001) |
−3.66 (<0.001) |
−2.19 (<0.001) |
| Deaths (N, (%)) |
2007 | 8 467 (7.32) | 2 411 (23.55) | 568 (11.02) | 2 998 (11.88) | 2 490 (3.32) |
| 2008 | 8 777 (7.37) | 2 441 (22.58) | 610 (11.57) | 3 068 (12.58) | 2 658 (3.38) | |
| 2009 | 9 540 (7.52) | 2 618 (21.71) | 700 (11.84) | 3 365 (14.02) | 2 857 (3.46) | |
| 2010 | 9 674 (7.72) | 2 679 (20.81) | 669 (10.81) | 3 217 (13.45) | 3 109 (3.78) | |
| 2011 | 9 844 (7.64) | 2 809 (20.64) | 666 (10.86) | 3 199 (13.22) | 3 170 (3.73) | |
| 2012 | 10 564 (7.91) | 2 961 (20.40) | 689 (11.19) | 3 385 (14.07) | 3 529 (3.98) | |
| Mortality rate change (% change and p-value) |
2007/2012 | +8.06 (<0.001) |
−13.38 (<0.001) |
+1.54 (0.802) |
+18.43 (<0.001) |
+19.88 (<0.001) |
Abbreviation: NA not applicable