Development and validation of a risk-adjustment tool in acute asthma.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To develop and prospectively validate a risk-adjustment tool in acute asthma.

Data sources

Data were obtained from two large studies on acute asthma, the Multicenter Airway Research Collaboration (MARC) and the National Emergency Department Safety Study (NEDSS) cohorts. Both studies involved >60 emergency departments (EDs) and were performed during 1996-2001 and 2003-2006, respectively. Both included patients aged 18-54 years presenting to the ED with acute asthma.

Study design

Retrospective cohort studies.

Data collection

Clinical information was obtained from medical record review. The risk index was derived in the MARC cohort and then was prospectively validated in the NEDSS cohort.

Principle findings

There were 3,515 patients in the derivat

SUBMITTER: Tsai CL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2754555 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature