Epidemiology, outcomes and predictors of mortality in patients transported by ambulance for dyspnoea: A population-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

There are currently limited data to inform the management of patients transported by emergency medical services (EMS) with dyspnoea. We aimed to describe the incidence, aetiology and outcomes of patients transported by EMS for dyspnoea using a large population-based sample and to identify factors associated with 30-day mortality.

Methods

Consecutive EMS attendances for dyspnoea in Victoria, Australia from January 2015 to June 2019 were included. Data were individually linked to hospital and mortality records to determine incidence, diagnoses, and outcomes. Factors associated with 30-day mortality were assessed using multivariable logistic regression.

Results

During the study period, there were 2 505 324 cases attended by EMS, of whom 346 228 (14%) met inclu

SUBMITTER: Zhou J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10947453 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature