کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
4210335 1280583 2011 7 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Pregnancy related treatment disparities of acute asthma exacerbations in the emergency department
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی پزشکی ریوی و تنفسی
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Pregnancy related treatment disparities of acute asthma exacerbations in the emergency department
چکیده انگلیسی

SummaryObjectiveAsthma is one of the most common medical conditions complicating pregnancy. Despite the presence of published guidelines outlining the care of the pregnant patient with asthma, disparities in the treatment of acute asthma exacerbations in the emergency department related to pregnancy status are known to exist. We sought to determine if pregnancy status affected the treatment of women presenting to a tertiary emergency department for care of acute asthma exacerbations.MethodsWe retrospectively compared the emergency department treatment of acute asthma exacerbations in 123 pregnant women to 123 non-pregnant controls. Asthma exacerbations were classified by severity according to pre-determined criteria.ResultsIn the emergency department (ED), pregnant women were significantly less likely to be treated with systemic corticosteroids than non-pregnant controls (50.8% versus 72.4%, p = 0.001). Similarly, 41% of pregnant women received prescriptions for prednisone at the time of discharge from the ED compared to 69.2% of non-pregnant women (p < 0.001).ConclusionsIn this population of asthmatics presenting to a tertiary emergency department with acute asthma exacerbations, pregnant women were less likely to receive appropriate therapy with systemic corticosteroids.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Respiratory Medicine - Volume 105, Issue 10, October 2011, Pages 1434–1440
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