Medical ID use by international patients with Aspirin-Exacerbated Respiratory Disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients widely use medical identification (ID) to indicate their food and drug allergies, and chronic medical conditions. One chronic condition for which patients are recommended to use a form of medical ID is Aspirin-Exacerbated Respiratory Disease (AERD), a disease characterized by the presence of asthma, chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps and sensitivity to aspirin and other COX-1 inhibitors, including nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). The uptake of medical ID use in AERD is unknown and has not been widely studied in this population.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional survey study to measure the perception of the need to use a medical ID and its use by patients with AERD internationally.

Results

245 members of an online AERD suppo

SUBMITTER: Alqabasani M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10012488 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature