Epidemiology, treatment and outcome of patients with lower respiratory tract infection presenting to emergency departments with dyspnoea (AANZDEM and EuroDEM studies).

Geoffroy Rousseau Gerben KeijzersOene van MeerSimon CraigMehmet KaramercanSharon KlimRichard BodyWin Sen KuanVeli-Pekka HarjolaPeter G JonesFranck VerschurenAnna HoldgateMichael ChristAdela GoleaJean CapsecCinzia BarlettaColin A GrahamLuis Garcia-CastrilloSaid LaribiAnne-Maree Kelly

Published in: Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA (2020)

More patients with LRTI in Europe presented with cardio-respiratory comorbidities, they received more adjunct therapies and had a higher intensive care unit admission rate than patients from Oceania/SEA, although mortality was similar between the two cohorts.

Keyphrases

respiratory tract
intensive care unit
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
risk factors
emergency department
prognostic factors
mechanical ventilation
case report
patient reported outcomes
coronary artery disease
combination therapy