作者
Anna Holdgate, Anne Maree Kelly, Charles Lawoko, Colin A Graham, Gerben Keijzers, Peter Jones, Said Laribi, Sharon Klim, Simon Craig, Win Sen Kuan
发表日期
2016/12
期刊
Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine
卷号
24
期号
1
页码范围
113
出版商
BioMed Central
简介
Background
This study aimed to determine epidemiology and outcome for patients presenting to emergency departments (ED) with shortness of breath who were transported by ambulance.
Methods
This was a planned sub-study of a prospective, interrupted time series cohort study conducted at three time points in 2014 and which included consecutive adult patients presenting to the ED with dyspnoea as a main symptom. For this sub-study, additional inclusion criteria were presentation to an ED in Australia or New Zealand and transport by ambulance. The primary outcomes of interest are the epidemiology and outcome of these patients. Analysis was by descriptive statistics and comparisons of proportions.
Results
One thousand seven patients met inclusion criteria. Median age was 74 years (IQR 61-68) and 46.1 …
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