PMID: 22554439May 5, 2012Paper

Survey of emergency physicians' requirements for a clinical decision rule for acute respiratory illnesses in three countries

CJEM
Jeffrey J PerryIan G Stiell

Abstract

ABSTRACTObjective:There are currently no widely used guidelines to determine which older patients with acute respiratory conditions require hospital admission. This study assessed the need for clinical decision rules to help determine whether hospital admission is required for patients over 50 years for three common respiratory conditions: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), heart failure (HF), and community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Postal survey. Emergency physicians (EPs) from the United States, Canada, and Australasia. A random sample of EPs from the United States, Canada, and Australasia. A modified Dillman technique with a prenotification letter and up to three postal surveys. EP opinions regarding the need for and willingness to use clinical decision rules for emergency department (ED) patients over 50 years with COPD, HF, or CAP to predict hospital admission. We assessed the required sensitivity of each rule for return ED visit or death within 14 days. A total of 801 responses from 1,493 surveys were received, with response rates of 55%, 60%, and 46% for Australasia, Canada, and the United States, respectively. Over 90% of EPs reported that they would consider using clinical decision rules for HF, CAP, and COP...Continue Reading

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