{"title":"A study of acute asthma in the accident and emergency department","authors":"P Ebden , O.J. Cary , D. Quinton , J.B. Cookson","doi":"10.1016/0007-0971(88)90037-X","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>We have conducted a survey of all asthmatic patients seen at the Leicester Royal Infirmary Accident and Emergency Department during a 1-year period. A significantly greater number of patients were seen on Sundays and bank holidays. Wheeze was recorded in only 43% of the patients and there was no record of any nocturnal asthmatic symptoms. Peak expiratory flow rate was only recorded in 26% of patients before treatment with nebulized salbutamol (the commonest treatment). Pulse rate, respiratory rate, time of day or month did not determine whether or not a patient was admitted. We conclude that the education of junior doctors in the management of asthma is still deficient.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":75618,"journal":{"name":"British journal of diseases of the chest","volume":"82 ","pages":"Pages 162-167"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"1988-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0007-0971(88)90037-X","citationCount":"24","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"British journal of diseases of the chest","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/000709718890037X","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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We have conducted a survey of all asthmatic patients seen at the Leicester Royal Infirmary Accident and Emergency Department during a 1-year period. A significantly greater number of patients were seen on Sundays and bank holidays. Wheeze was recorded in only 43% of the patients and there was no record of any nocturnal asthmatic symptoms. Peak expiratory flow rate was only recorded in 26% of patients before treatment with nebulized salbutamol (the commonest treatment). Pulse rate, respiratory rate, time of day or month did not determine whether or not a patient was admitted. We conclude that the education of junior doctors in the management of asthma is still deficient.
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