Differences in hospital admissions for acute exacerbations of COPD during the COVID-19 pandemic stratified by stable-state blood eosinophil count

Hnin Aung; Hamish McAuley; Kate Porter; Matthew Richardson; Adam Wright; Christopher E Brightling; Neil J Greening

doi:10.1183/13993003.01125-2023

Differences in hospital admissions for acute exacerbations of COPD during the COVID-19 pandemic stratified by stable-state blood eosinophil count

Eur Respir J. 2023 Oct 12;62(4):2301125. doi: 10.1183/13993003.01125-2023. Print 2023 Oct.

Authors

Hnin Aung^{1

2}, Hamish McAuley^{1

2}, Kate Porter², Matthew Richardson^{1

2}, Adam Wright^{1

2}, Christopher E Brightling^{1

2}, Neil J Greening^{3

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Respiratory Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK.
² Institute for Lung Health, NIHR Leicester BRC, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, UK.
³ Department of Respiratory Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK neil.greening@leicester.ac.uk.

Abstract

Hospital admission for exacerbations of COPD fell only in non-T2-high patients during the COVID-19 pandemic and only in non-eosinophilic admissions. Phenotyping of AECOPD, including at time of exacerbation, is needed for personalised management. https://bit.ly/3ZiUtYx

Publication types

Letter