A STUDY OF ACUTE ASTHMA MANAGEMENT IN AN ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT

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作者：

ELGAMEL, FM ^{[1
]}

KORDY, MN ^{[1
]}

IBRAHIM, MA ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] KING ABDULAZIZ UNIV,COLL MED ALLIED HLTH SCI,ASTHMA FOLLOW UP CLIN,DEPT COMMUNITY MED,POB 9029,JEDDAH 21413,SAUDI ARABIA

来源：

SAUDI MEDICAL JOURNAL | 1994年 / 15卷 / 05期

关键词：

ACUTE ASTHMA; MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS; ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT;

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中图分类号：

R5 [内科学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100201 ;

摘要：

Objectives: To assess the current practice of patient evaluation and treatment in the Accident and Emergency department (A&E). Design: A retrospective study was conducted to assess management of patients with acute asthma attending the A&E department of King Abdulaziz University Hospital (KAUH) from 1 August 1989 to 31 July 1990. Subjects: The study population comprised 4325 patients with acute asthma attending the A&E department on 5101 times during the 12-month period. Intervention: Different methods of assessing the severity of asthmatic patients were hardly reported in the A&E patient charts. Results: The failure to record objective measurements of the severity of asthma, in particular, the extent of airflow obstruction and under-use of systematic corticosteroids were of major concern in this study. Conclusions and Recommendations: It is recommended that portable spirometers should be available in A&E departments and treating physicians should be trained in their use. A special form for asthmatic patients can be developed to facilitate recording of important information.

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