Effect of outpatient follow-up in preventing repeat pediatric emergency department asthma visits in an American-managed care organization

M. D. Cabana, D. Bruckman, S. L. Bratton, A. R. Kemper, N. M. Clark (Ann Arbor, United States Of America)

Source: Annual Congress 2002 - Implementation of childhood asthma guidelines
Session: Implementation of childhood asthma guidelines
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2066
Disease area: Paediatric lung diseases

Congress or journal article abstract

Rating: 0
You must login to grade this presentation.

Share or cite this content

Citations should be made in the following way:
M. D. Cabana, D. Bruckman, S. L. Bratton, A. R. Kemper, N. M. Clark (Ann Arbor, United States Of America). Effect of outpatient follow-up in preventing repeat pediatric emergency department asthma visits in an American-managed care organization. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: Suppl. 38, 2066

You must login to share this Presentation/Article on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn or by email.

Member's Comments

No comment yet.
You must Login to comment this presentation.


Related content which might interest you:
The impact of educational intervention in children with asthma following emergency department visits
Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Exercise-induced asthma, acute severe asthma and allergic rhinitis in children
Year: 2008

The cost of COPD in the emergency department and hospital
Source: Eur Respir J 2003; 22: Suppl. 45, 216s
Year: 2003

Educational program for moderate persistent asthma in routine medical visits to an outpatient clinic
Source: Eur Respir J 2007; 30: Suppl. 51, 123s
Year: 2007

Exacerbation rates and healthcare costs following hospitalizations and emergency department visits for COPD
Source: Annual Congress 2010 - Risk factors, prevalence and consequences of COPD
Year: 2010


Smoking rate among patients and caregivers seen in the respiratory emergency department of a tertiary hospital
Source: International Congress 2018 – Tobacco use, attitudes and cessation training among healthcare professionals and prevention programmes
Year: 2018

Direct costs of COPD in a population attending a hospital clinic
Source: Eur Respir J 2003; 22: Suppl. 45, 217s
Year: 2003

A nurse phone educational program enhances health status of asthmatic patients after an emergency department admission for acute exacerbation
Source: International Congress 2018 – Asthma: clinical screening tools
Year: 2018

Efficacy of a special COPD consultation in reducing hospital admissions and emergency room visits
Source: Annual Congress 2013 –COPD: acute exacerbations and others
Year: 2013


Home-based maintenance tele-rehabilitation reduces the risk for acute exacerbations of COPD, hospitalisations and emergency department visits
Source: Eur Respir J, 49 (5) 1602129; 10.1183/13993003.02129-2016
Year: 2017



Can introduction of palliative care limit ICU, emergency and hospital admissions in severe COPD?
Source: International Congress 2017 – Best abstracts in physical activity and management of COPD
Year: 2017


The impact on hospital admissions of a nurse-led rapid response respiratory discharge service for patients admitted with acute exacerbation of COPD in a district general hospital
Source: Eur Respir J 2006; 28: Suppl. 50, 133s
Year: 2006

Accuracy of emergency room diagnosis of pneumonia in patients admitted to acute care hospital medical units
Source: Eur Respir J 2005; 26: Suppl. 49, 258s
Year: 2005

Establishment of a post-discharge virtual ward to optimise care for copd patients following admission to hospital.
Source: Virtual Congress 2020 – Management of allergy, asthma and COPD
Year: 2020


Asthma care in an outpatient clinic
Source: Eur Respir J 2005; 26: Suppl. 49, 184s
Year: 2005

Asthma exacerbations in the emergency department (ED): re-audit of PEFR recording, severity grading and primary care follow-up after the introduction of a staff education program
Source: International Congress 2017 – Bronchial asthma management
Year: 2017


Improvement in indicators for quality of care in COPD patient at hospital outpatient departments. The KOLibri study
Source: Annual Congress 2007 - Programmes and management in pulmonary rehabilitation
Year: 2007


Management of the outpatient smoking cessation consultation in a tertiary hospital
Source: Virtual Congress 2020 – From tobacco control policy to smoking cessation
Year: 2020


Effects of an establishment of hospital asthma clinic on health care costs in Thailand
Source: Eur Respir J 2006; 28: Suppl. 50, 320s
Year: 2006

First recognition of COPD at the emergency department
Source: Eur Respir J 2003; 22: Suppl. 45, 238s
Year: 2003

Home visits for improving asthma follow-up consultation attendance
Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Effectiveness of therapeutic interventions in primary care
Year: 2012