Risk and outcomes of COVID-19 in patients with oxygen-dependent chronic respiratory failure– a national cohort study - 31/10/23
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Abstract |
Background |
We aimed to evaluate cumulative occurrence and impact of COVID-19 in patients with chronic respiratory failure (CRF) treated with long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT).
Material and methods |
Data were obtained from the SCIFI-PEARL study on the entire Swedish population and on patients with oxygen-dependent CRF and no COVID-19 diagnosis before start of LTOT. Analyses were performed for three time periods; pre-alpha (Jan–Dec 2020), alpha (Jan–Mar 2021) and delta/omicron (Apr 2021–May 2022). Cumulative incidence of laboratory-verified COVID-19 was compared between patients with CRF and the general population. Risk factors for severe (hospitalised) to critical (intensive care, or death ≤30 days after infection) COVID-19, and the impact of COVID-19 on one-year mortality, were analysed using multivariable Cox regression.
Results |
Cumulative incidence of COVID-19 was higher in patients with CRF than in the general population during the pre-alpha period (6.4%/4.9%, p = 0.002), but less common during the alpha and delta/omicron periods (2.9%/3.8% and 7.8%/15.5%, p < 0.0001 for both). The risk of severe/critical COVID-19 was much higher in CRF patients during all periods (4.9%/0.5%, 3.8%/0.2% and 15.5%/0.5%, p < 0.0001 for all). Risk factors for COVID-19 infection in people with CRF were higher age, cardiovascular and renal disease, and COVID-19 was associated with increased one-year mortality following infection in the pre-alpha (HR 1.79; [95% CI] 1.27–2.53) and alpha periods (1.43; 1.03–1.99).
Conclusion |
Patients with CRF had higher risk of severe/critical COVID-19 than the general population. COVID-19 infection was associated with excess one-year mortality.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Highlights |
• | COVID-19 occurrence in patients with chronic respiratory failure (CRF) was assessed. |
• | The risk of severe COVID-19 was much higher in CRF than in the general population. |
• | Risk factors for COVID-19 in CRF were higher age, cardiovascular and renal disease. |
• | COVID-19 was associated with excess one-year mortality in CRF. |
Keywords : COVID-19, Hypoxic chronic respiratory failure, Long-term oxygen therapy, Risk factors, Mortality
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