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Mallmann,F.; Fernandes,A.K.; Ávila,E.M.; Nogueira,F.L.; Steinhorst,A.M.P.; Saucedo,D.Z.; Machado,F.J.; Raymundi,M.G.; Dalcin,P.T.R.; Menna Barreto,S.S.. |
Early identification of patients who need hospitalization or patients who should be discharged would be helpful for the management of acute asthma in the emergency room. The objective of the present study was to examine the clinical and pulmonary functional measures used during the first hour of assessment of acute asthma in the emergency room in order to predict the outcome. We evaluated 88 patients. The inclusion criteria were age between 12 and 55 years, forced expiratory volume in the first second below 50% of predicted value, and no history of chronic disease or pregnancy. After baseline evaluation, all patients were treated with 2.5 mg albuterol delivered by nebulization every 20 min in the first hour and 60 mg of intravenous methylprednisolone.... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Asthma; Outcome; Index; Prognosis; Emergency medicine. |
Ano: 2002 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2002000100006 |
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Dalcin,P.T.R.; Piovesan,D.M.; Kang,S.; Fernandes,A.K.; Franciscatto,E.; Millan,T.; Hoffmann,C.; Innocente,C.; Pereira,R.P.; Menna Barreto,S.S.. |
It is important to identify characteristics related to poor disease control and frequent visits to the emergency department (ED). The objective of the present study was to compare the characteristics of patients attending the adult ED for treatment of asthma exacerbation with those attending an asthma specialist clinic (AC) in the same hospital, and to determine the factors associated with frequent visits to the ED. We conducted a cross-sectional survey of consecutive patients (12 years and older) attending the ED (N = 86) and the AC (N = 86). Significantly more ED patients than AC patients reported ED visits in the past year (95.3 vs 48.8%; P < 0.001) and had difficulty performing work (81.4 vs 49.4%; P < 0.001. Significantly more AC than ED patents... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Asthma; Acute exacerbation; Emergency medicine; Emergency room visits. |
Ano: 2004 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2004000900007 |
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