"Characteristics of patients admitted to emergency department for asthma attack: a real-LIFE study".

Laura LosappioEnrico HefflerRossella CarpentiereMonica ForneroCosimo Damiano CannitoFrancesco GuerreraFrancesca PuggioniRiccardo MontiStefania NicolaGiovanni RollaLuisa Brussino

Published in: BMC pulmonary medicine (2019)

Despite the asthma guidelines-recommendation, up to 40% of patients received the asthma diagnosis in ED, only 61% of DA-patients were taking ICS. It is disappointing that DA-patients did not have a WAAP, which could explain the poor patient-self-medication at ED admission.

Keyphrases

emergency department
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
peritoneal dialysis
healthcare
lung function
cystic fibrosis