Chronic disease management in emergency department patients presenting with dyspnoea
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Kelly, Anne-Maree
Keijzers, Gerben
Klim, Sharon
Holdgate, Anna
Graham, Colin A
Craig, Simon
Kuan, Win Sen
Laribi, Said
AANZDEM Study Group
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OBJECTIVES: Guideline recommended treatments for chronic conditions are thought to reduce ED presentations. METHOD: We used data from 1958 ED patients with dyspnoea to describe medication use in patients with chronic conditions. RESULTS: A total of 1233 (63.5%) patients had one or more of: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 547 (28%), asthma 454 (23%), atrial fibrillation 368 (19%) or heart failure 401 (21%). Approximately, 70% were prescribed appropriate preventative medication for their chronic condition when they presented to ED with dyspnoea. CONCLUSION: Prescription of guideline recommended therapies for chronic conditions in patients presenting to the ED in Australasia with acute dyspnoea is similar or higher than reported previously.
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Emergency Medicine Australasia
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Jones, P; Kelly, A-M; Keijzers, G; Klim, S; Holdgate, A; Graham, CA; Craig, S; Kuan, WS; Laribi, S; AANZDEM Study Group, , Chronic disease management in emergency department patients presenting with dyspnoea, Emergency Medicine Australasia, 2020