Estimating the frequency and cost of emergency department presentations and hospitalisation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients: A retrospective analysis from regional Queensland.
Rezwanul RanaJeff GowClint MoloneyAlex KingGerben KeijzersGavin BeccariaAmy MullensPublished in: Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA (2020)
COPD patient presentation to ED and admission to hospital is an expensive method of providing healthcare to manage this chronic condition. Clinical practitioners and policy makers need to develop and implement optimal integrated care management systems to reduce this hospitalisation rate and reduce the societal costs associated with COPD patient management.
Keyphrases
- emergency department
- healthcare
- case report
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- end stage renal disease
- lung function
- primary care
- newly diagnosed
- public health
- chronic kidney disease
- adverse drug
- palliative care
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- mental health
- pain management
- patient reported outcomes
- social media
- health insurance