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ProfessorNickHopkinson

Faculty of Medicine, National Heart & Lung Institute

Professor of Respiratory Medicine
 
 
 
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Muscle LabSouth BlockRoyal Brompton Campus

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@article{Buttery:2020:10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040942,
author = {Buttery, S and Lewis, A and Kemp, S and Quint, J and Steiner, M and Hopkinson, N},
doi = {10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040942},
journal = {BMJ Open},
title = {Lung volume reduction eligibility in patients with COPD completing pulmonary rehabilitation: results from the UK National Asthma and COPD Audit Programme},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040942},
volume = {10},
year = {2020}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - Objectives To establish what proportion of patients completing a UK pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) programme meet the 2018 National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) guideline (NG115) criteria to have a respiratory review to establish whether referral to a lung volume reduction multidisciplinary team would be appropriate. This respiratory review would include evaluation of the presence of hyperinflation and the presence of emphysema on CT scan. The NICE criteria include measures of breathlessness and exercise capacity but these parameters are not completely defined.Design Observational study.Setting PR programmes across the UK in 2015 (210 centres) and 2017 (184 centres) entering data into the Royal College of Physicians’ National Asthma and COPD Audit Programme.Participants 8295 (55.7%) of 14 889 patients in programmes using incremental shuttle walk test (ISWT) or 6-minute walk test (6MWT) as an outcome measure completed PR, and 4856 (32.6%) had complete data recorded (6MWT/ISWT, baseline spirometry, Medical Research Council (MRC) dyspnoea score).Results Depending on the walking test safety threshold adopted for the ISWT (≥140 m or ≥ 80 m) and the MRC dyspnoea score threshold used (MRC score ≥3 or ≥4 at the end of PR), between 4.9% and 18.1% of PR completers met the NICE criteria for a lung volume reduction-focused respiratory review.Conclusions Lung volume reduction therapies are beneficial in appropriately selected patients with COPD, but few procedures are performed, and treatment pathways are unclear. These data help to inform the feasibility of the approach recommended by NICE and highlight the need for future systematic pathways to reduce inequalities in patients being considered for effective treatments.
AU  - Buttery,S
AU  - Lewis,A
AU  - Kemp,S
AU  - Quint,J
AU  - Steiner,M
AU  - Hopkinson,N
DO  - 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040942
PY  - 2020///
SN  - 2044-6055
TI  - Lung volume reduction eligibility in patients with COPD completing pulmonary rehabilitation: results from the UK National Asthma and COPD Audit Programme
T2  - BMJ Open
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040942
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/84867
VL  - 10
ER  -
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