Linked Life Data

10102313

Source:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/id/10102313

Statements in which the resource exists as a subject.
PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-4-15
pubmed:abstractText
Inhaled corticosteroids are effective but underused. This study evaluated the outpatient management of emergency department (ED) patients presenting with acute asthma and the relation of inhaled corticosteroid use to the patient's primary care provider (PCP) status. ED patients were interviewed by the hospital's asthma education program staff about their asthma. Overall, 85% (101 of 119) of asthmatics reported having a PCP. Although patients with a PCP and patients without a PCP both were using inhaled beta-agonists (93% v 89%, respectively; P = .54), patients without a PCP were less likely to be using inhaled corticosteroids (49% v 11%, P = .003). Controlling for age, acute asthma severity, and asthma hospitalizations during the past year, PCP status remained a significant predictor of inhaled corticosteroid use (odds ratio = 5.6; 95% confidence interval 1.1 to 27). Even among ED patients with a PCP, inhaled corticosteroids appear to be underused. ED asthma visits present an opportunity to initiate preventive measures such as inhaled corticosteroid use.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0735-6757
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
17
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
144-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Inhaled corticosteroids for asthma: are ED visits a missed opportunity for prevention?
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston 02114, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.