Abstract
The International Classification of Disease (ICD-11) has adopted three timeframes for dyspnoea: acute, subacute and chronic, the latter despite underlying causes being optimally treated. Breathlessness, a word patients use, is now a synonym for dyspnoea. https://bit.ly/3Z2qNya
Extract
Reflecting the evolving understanding of breathlessness and its impacts, the International Classification of Disease (ICD) version 11 has recently listed “breathlessness” (the patients’ descriptor of their subjective symptom) as a synonym for “dyspnoea” for the first time [1]. ICD-11 also now incorporates wording for three durations of breathlessness: “acute” (hours to 3 weeks), “subacute” (3–8 weeks) and “chronic” (>8 weeks).
Footnotes
Conflicts of interest: M. Ekström, M.J. Johnson, D. Ferreira, T. Similowski, J. Hansen-Flaschen and S. Kochovska declare no conflicts of interest relevant for this work. D.C. Currow has received intellectual property payments and consultancies from Mayne Pharma International Pty Ltd and Helsinn Pharmaceuticals.
- Received February 13, 2023.
- Accepted February 14, 2023.
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