RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Frequency of observed interstitial lung disease in a secondary care hospital in the North West of England
JF European Respiratory Journal
JO Eur Respir J
FD European Respiratory Society
SP PA3759
DO 10.1183/13993003.congress-2021.PA3759
VO 58
IS suppl 65
A1 Shan L Liew
A1 Conal Hayton
A1 Zoe Borrill
A1 Hou Law
A1 Georges Ng Man Kwong
YR 2021
UL http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/58/suppl_65/PA3759.abstract
AB Background: The prevalence of interstitial lung disease (ILD) varies considerably across the globe. In the UK, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is the most common condition seen in ILD clinic, however data describing the distribution of diseases is sparse.Aims: To describe the frequency distribution of different forms of ILD presenting to a secondary care hospital trust in Manchester, UK.Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis of a database of all patients presenting to ILD clinics at Pennine Acute Hospitals Trust between 2008 and 2020. Patients with a diagnosis of ILD, as per international guidelines, were included.Results: A total of 1298 patients were included. 57% of patients were male with a mean age of 65.4. Table 1 shows the frequency distribution of the different forms of ILD seen in clinic. IPF was most commonly seen with 474 (36.5%) patients.Conclusions: These data confirm that IPF is the most frequent ILD diagnosed in our population. This highlights the geographical variation in ILD prevalence, with previous French (Duchemann, et al. ERJ, 2017; 50(2)) and Indian (Singh, S. et al. AJRCCM. 2017; 195(6):801-813) studies reporting much lower frequency of IPF. View this table:Table 1. Frequency and percentage of patients with each form of ILD.FootnotesCite this article as: European Respiratory Journal 2021; 58: Suppl. 65, PA3759.This abstract was presented at the 2021 ERS International Congress, in session “Prediction of exacerbations in patients with COPD”.This is an ERS International Congress abstract. No full-text version is available. Further material to accompany this abstract may be available at www.ers-education.org (ERS member access only).