Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases in Thailand: incidence, prevalence, present status and future trends.

MATERIAL AND METHOD: Data on cases of COPD in 1999 were collected. RESULTS: [table in text] The mortality rate was 0.6-3.4 per cent in OPD cases and 11-17 per cent in IPD cases. The hospital stay was 2-90 days (mean 14 days). The cost per day in the ICU of government hospitals was Bht 7,000 and in private hospitals Bht 10,000.