The Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients Transported by Ambulance Due to Ambulatory Care Sensitive Condition: A Population-Based Descriptive Study in Osaka, Japan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSCs) are defined as clinical conditions for which the risk of emergency hospital admission can be reduced by timely and effective ambulatory care. However, the actual status of patients with ACSCs who are transported by ambulance and their outcomes have not been fully elucidated. The purpose of this study was to reveal characteristics and outcomes of patients with ACSCs who were transported by ambulance using population-based registry data in Osaka, Japan.

Methods

This descriptive epidemiological study was conducted in the 5-year period from January 2016 to December 2020, and included patients who were transported by ambulance due to sudden illness. In this study, ACSC was further classified into acute ACSCs, chronic ACSCs,

SUBMITTER: Katayama Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9279932 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature