Re-evaluation of diagnostic parameters is crucial for obtaining accurate data on idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Kaunisto, Jaana; Kelloniemi, Katariina; Sutinen, Eva; Hodgson, Ulla; Piilonen, Anneli; Kaarteenaho, Riitta; Mäkitaro, Riitta; Purokivi, Minna; Lappi-Blanco, Elisa; Saarelainen, Seppo; Kankaanranta, Hannu; Mursu, Arja; Kanervisto, Merja; Salomaa, Eija-Riitta; Myllärniemi, Marjukka (2015)
Kaunisto, Jaana
Kelloniemi, Katariina
Sutinen, Eva
Hodgson, Ulla
Piilonen, Anneli
Kaarteenaho, Riitta
Mäkitaro, Riitta
Purokivi, Minna
Lappi-Blanco, Elisa
Saarelainen, Seppo
Kankaanranta, Hannu
Mursu, Arja
Kanervisto, Merja
Salomaa, Eija-Riitta
Myllärniemi, Marjukka
2015
BMC Pulmonary Medicine 15
92
Lääketieteen yksikkö - School of Medicine
Terveystieteiden yksikkö - School of Health Sciences
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Background
The FinnishIPF registry is a prospective, longitudinal national registry study on the epidemiology of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). It was designed to describe the characteristics, management and prognosis of prevalent and incident IPF patients. The study was initiated in 2012.
Methods
We present here results limited to five university hospitals. Patients with IPF were screened from hospital registries using ICD-10 diagnosis codes J84.1 and J84.9. All patients who gave informed consent were included and evaluated using novel diagnostic criteria. Point prevalence on the 31 st of December in 2012 was calculated using the reported population in each university hospital city as the denominator.
Results
Patients with ICD-10 codes J84.1 and J84.9 yielded a heterogeneous group – on the basis of patient records assessed by pulmonologists only 20–30 % of the cases were IPF. After clinical, radiological and histological re-evaluation 111 of 123 (90 %) of patients fulfilled the clinical criteria of IPF. The estimated prevalence of IPF was 8.6 cases/100 000. 60.4 % were men. Forty four percent of the patients were never-smokers. At diagnosis, the patients’ mean age was 73.5 years and mean FVC was 80.4 % and DLCO 57.3 % of predicted.
Conclusions
Our results suggest that hospital registries are inaccurate for epidemiological studies unless patients are carefully re-evaluated. IPF is diagnosed in Finland at a stage when lung function is still quite well preserved. Smoking in patients with IPF was less common than in previous reports.
The FinnishIPF registry is a prospective, longitudinal national registry study on the epidemiology of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). It was designed to describe the characteristics, management and prognosis of prevalent and incident IPF patients. The study was initiated in 2012.
Methods
We present here results limited to five university hospitals. Patients with IPF were screened from hospital registries using ICD-10 diagnosis codes J84.1 and J84.9. All patients who gave informed consent were included and evaluated using novel diagnostic criteria. Point prevalence on the 31 st of December in 2012 was calculated using the reported population in each university hospital city as the denominator.
Results
Patients with ICD-10 codes J84.1 and J84.9 yielded a heterogeneous group – on the basis of patient records assessed by pulmonologists only 20–30 % of the cases were IPF. After clinical, radiological and histological re-evaluation 111 of 123 (90 %) of patients fulfilled the clinical criteria of IPF. The estimated prevalence of IPF was 8.6 cases/100 000. 60.4 % were men. Forty four percent of the patients were never-smokers. At diagnosis, the patients’ mean age was 73.5 years and mean FVC was 80.4 % and DLCO 57.3 % of predicted.
Conclusions
Our results suggest that hospital registries are inaccurate for epidemiological studies unless patients are carefully re-evaluated. IPF is diagnosed in Finland at a stage when lung function is still quite well preserved. Smoking in patients with IPF was less common than in previous reports.
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