Age-related differences in clinical outcomes for acute asthma in the United States, 2006-2008

Age-related differences in clinical outcomes for acute asthma in the United States, 2006-2008

Background Little is known about the effect of age on acute asthma outcomes. Objective We sought to investigate age-related differences in the emergency department (ED) presentation and clinical outcomes for patients with acute asthma. Methods We analyzed the 2006-2008 Nationwide Emergency Departmen...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of allergy and clinical immunology 2012-05, Vol.129 (5), p.1252-1258.e1
Hauptverfasser: Tsai, Chu-Lin, MD, ScD, Lee, Wen-Ya, MS, MPH, Hanania, Nicola A., MD, MS, Camargo, Carlos A., MD, DrPH
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Acute asthma
Acute Disease
Adult
Age
Age Factors
Aged
Aging
Allergy and Immunology
Asthma
Asthma - economics
Asthma - epidemiology
Asthma - mortality
Asthma - physiopathology
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child, Preschool
Children
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma
Classification
emergency department
Emergency Medical Services - statistics & numerical data
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Fundamental immunology
Hospitals
Humans
Immunopathology
Length of Stay - statistics & numerical data
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Morbidity
Mortality
outcomes
Patient Admission - statistics & numerical data
Pneumology
Recurrence
Risk factors
Risk groups
Sarcoidosis. Granulomatous diseases of unproved etiology. Connective tissue diseases. Elastic tissue diseases. Vasculitis
Survival Analysis
Treatment Outcome
United States
Ventilation
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Zusammenfassung:Background Little is known about the effect of age on acute asthma outcomes. Objective We sought to investigate age-related differences in the emergency department (ED) presentation and clinical outcomes for patients with acute asthma. Methods We analyzed the 2006-2008 Nationwide Emergency Department Sample, the largest, all-payer, US ED and inpatient database. ED visits for acute asthma were identified with a principal diagnosis of International Classification of Disease, ninth revision, Clinical Modification code 493.xx. Patients were divided into 3 age groups: children (
ISSN:0091-6749
1097-6825
DOI:10.1016/j.jaci.2012.01.061