Chronic disease management in emergency department patients presenting with dyspnoea

P Jones; AM Kelly; G Keijzers; S Klim; A Holdgate; CA Graham; S Craig; WS Kuan; S Laribi; R McNulty; C Tan; DL Cowell; N Jain; T Devillecourt; A Forrester; K Lee; D Chalkley; M Gillett; L Lozzi; S Asha; M Duffy; G Watkins; R Stone; D Rosengren; J Thone; S Martin; U Orda; O Thom; F Kinnear; R Eley; A Ryan; D Morel; C May; J Furyk; G Thomson; S Smith; R Smith; A Maclean; M Grummisch; A Meyer; R Meek; P Rosengarten; B Chan; H Haythorne; P Archer; K Wilson; J Knott; P Ritchie; M Bryant; S MacDonald; T Lee; M Mahlangu; D Mountain; I Rogers; T Otto; P Stuart; J Bament; M Brown; R Greven-Garcia; M Scott; T Cheri; M Nguyen; CP Wong; TW Wong; LP Leung; CK Man; IM Saiboon; NH Rahman; WY Lee; FC Yue Lee; K Russell; C Lawoko

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Chronic disease management in emergency department patients presenting with dyspnoea

P Jones, AM Kelly, G Keijzers, S Klim, A Holdgate, CA Graham, S Craig, WS Kuan, S Laribi, R McNulty, C Tan, DL Cowell, N Jain, T Devillecourt, A Forrester, K Lee, D Chalkley, M Gillett, L Lozzi, S Asha Show all

EMA Emergency Medicine Australasia | WILEY | Published : 2020

DOI: 10.1111/1742-6723.13625

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Abstract

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 dy..

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Anne-Maree Kelly Author

Peter Archer Author

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Funding Acknowledgements

The Asia, Australia, and New Zealand Dyspnea in Emergency Departments (AANZDEM) study was part funded by the Emergency Medicine Foundation (formerly Queensland Emergency Medicine Research Foundation, grant number EMPJ-108R2 1-2014).