ArticleJournal of acute medicine2018
Compliance With Asthma Guidelines and Association With Outcomes in the Emergency Department of a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital.
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- Enhancing Asthma Management in Emergency Departments: New Approaches Are Vital for Effective Care.Respirology (Carlton, Vic.) · 2026Article
- Factors Associated with Unscheduled Emergency Department Revisits in Children with Acute Lower Respiratory Tract Diseases.Open access emergency medicine : OAEM · 2022Article
- Improving asthma care with Asthma-COPD Afterhours Respiratory Nurse at Emergency (A-CARE).BMJ open quality · 2020Article
- Comparison of doses of Nebulized Magnesium sulphate as an adjuvant treatment with salbutamol in children with Status Asthmaticus.Pakistan journal of medical sciencesArticle
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Abstract
backgroundDespite the existence of guidelines for treating acute asthma patients in the emergency department (ED), compliance is often poor. We aimed to examine the compliance to treatment guidelines for asthma at our tertiary care teaching hospital's ED and association with re-attendance rates.
methodsWe performed a retrospective analysis of electronic patient records of patients above 16 years old who presented to our ED with a primary diagnosis of asthma over a 6 month period in 2012. Patient demographics such as age, gender, history of previous intubations and hospitalisations were reviewed, as were the treatment administered during the ED visit and on discharge. Concordance of treatment was compared with the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program's Expert Panel Report 3 (NAEPP EPR3) guidelines. Re-attendance rates to our ED within one year were then analysed.
resultsA total of 552 patients were included in the study. We found that 151 (27.4%) of patients reattended within the year, 35 (6.3%) returned more than twice. Low compliance to the EPR3 guidelines (
conclusionLow compliance to recommended treatment by established guidelines is associated with higher re-attendance, as are middle age and previous hospitalisations. Besides managing pressures of time and resource limitations in the ED, an increased awareness of guidelines amongst doctors will improve asthma care.
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