Emergency department course of patients with asthma receiving initial emergency medical services care-Perspectives From the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Although 911 calls for acute shortness of breath are common, the role of emergency medical services (EMS) in acute asthma care is unclear. We sought to characterize the demographics, course, and outcomes of adult emergency department (ED) patients with asthma in the United States receiving initial EMS care.

Methods

We analyzed data from the 2016-2019 National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS). We included patients aged ≥18 years with an ED visit diagnosis of asthma, stratifying the cases according to initial EMS care. Accounting for the survey design of NHAMCS, we generated nationalized estimates of the number of EMS and non-EMS asthma visits. Using logistic regression, we determined the associations between initial EMS care and patient demographics

SUBMITTER: Delamare Fauvel A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10436788 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature