A simple rule to identify patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who may need treatment reevaluation.

Abstract:

BACKGROUND:A simple rule based on short-acting inhaled β2-agonist (SABA) use could identify patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) at increased risk of exacerbations and signal the need for maintenance therapy change, similar to asthma "Rules of Two(®)". METHODS:Associations between SABA use, COPD exacerbations, and health care costs over 1 year were examined retrospectively using de-identified patient data from the Optum Research Database (ORD; N = 56,581) and the Impact National Benchmark Database (IMPACT™; N = 9423). Nebulized and metered-dose inhaler (MDI) SABA doses were normalized to 2.5 mg and 90 mcg albuterol equivalents, respectively. RESULTS:The GOLD initiative establishes ≥2 exacerbations/year as indicative of increased risk in COPD. We identified a correlation (p < 0.0001) between 1.5 SABA doses/day and this frequency of exacerbations. In ORD, patients using ≥1.5 versus <1.5 SABA doses/day experienced significantly more exacerbations: 1.92 (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.89-1.96) versus 1.36 (95% CI, 1.34-1.38) per patient year (PPY). Above-threshold use was associated with higher average annual COPD-related costs (2010 $US): $21,868 (standard deviation [SD], $53,910) versus $11,686 (SD, $32,707) for nebulized SABA only, $9216 (SD, $30,710) versus $7334 (SD, $24,853) for MDI SABA only, and $15,806 (SD, $35,260) versus $11,233 (SD, $27,006) for both nebulized and MDI SABA. IMPACT™ validated these findings. CONCLUSION:Patients with COPD using ≥1.5 SABA doses/day were at increased risk of exacerbations. Our results suggest a "Rule of 3-2": SABA use ≥3 times in 2 days should be considered a clinical marker for needing treatment reevaluation.

journal_name

Respir Med

journal_title

Respiratory medicine

authors

Sharafkhaneh A,Altan AE,Colice GL,Hanania NA,Donohue JF,Kurlander JL,Rodriguez-Roisin R,Altman PR

doi

10.1016/j.rmed.2014.07.002

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2014-09-01 00:00:00

pages

1310-20

issue

9

eissn

0954-6111

issn

1532-3064

pii

S0954-6111(14)00240-6

journal_volume

108

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