ArticleEmergency medicine Australasia : EMA2023
Epidemiology, outcomes and predictors of mortality in patients transported by ambulance for dyspnoea: A population-based cohort study.
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- Prehospital critical care drug-therapy and 30-day mortality in patients with acute respiratory disease.World journal of emergency medicine · 2025Article
- A mixed-methods pilot study of domiciliary nasal high-flow therapy for breathlessness in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who do not qualify for domiciliary long-term oxygen therapy.Therapeutic advances in respiratory diseaseArticle
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objectivesThere are currently limited data to inform the management of patients transported by emergency medical services (EMS) with dyspnoea. We aimed to describe the incidence, aetiology and outcomes of patients transported by EMS for dyspnoea using a large population-based sample and to identify factors associated with 30-day mortality.
methodsConsecutive EMS attendances for dyspnoea in Victoria, Australia from January 2015 to June 2019 were included. Data were individually linked to hospital and mortality records to determine incidence, diagnoses, and outcomes. Factors associated with 30-day mortality were assessed using multivariable logistic regression.
resultsDuring the study period, there were 2 505 324 cases attended by EMS, of whom 346 228 (14%) met inclusion criteria for dyspnoea. The incidence of EMS attendances for dyspnoea was 1566 per 100 000 person-years, and was higher in females, older patients and socially disadvantaged areas. Of the 271 204 successfully linked cases (median age 76 years; 51% women), 79% required hospital admission with a 30-day mortality of 9%. The most common final diagnoses (and 30-day mortality rates) were lower respiratory tract infection (13%, mortality 11%), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (13%, mortality 6.4%), heart failure (9.1%, mortality 9.8%), arrhythmias (3.9%, mortality 4.4%), acute coronary syndromes (3.9%, mortality 9.5%) and asthma (3.2%, mortality 0.5%). Predictors of mortality included older age, male sex, pre-existing chronic kidney disease, heart failure or cancer, abnormal respiratory status or vital signs and pre-hospital intubation.
conclusionDyspnoea is a common presentation with a broad range of causes and is associated with high rates of hospitalisation and death.
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