Outcomes Following Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Presentations to Emergency Departments in Alberta: A Population-Based Study

INTRODUCTION: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a complex, multisystem disorder that often results in exacerbations requiring emergency department (ED) management. Following an exacerbation and discharge from the ED, reassessment and management adjustment with a health care provider ar...

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Main Authors: Brian H Rowe, Donald C Voaklander, Thomas J Marrie, Ambikaipakan Senthilselvan, Terry P Klassen, Rhonda J Rosychuk
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2010-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/924978
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spelling doaj-art-4c2a81e3260540a4a37411a17b588d612025-02-03T01:04:01ZengWileyCanadian Respiratory Journal1198-22412010-01-0117629530010.1155/2010/924978Outcomes Following Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Presentations to Emergency Departments in Alberta: A Population-Based StudyBrian H Rowe0Donald C Voaklander1Thomas J Marrie2Ambikaipakan Senthilselvan3Terry P Klassen4Rhonda J Rosychuk5Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaSchool of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaFaculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, CanadaSchool of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaDepartment of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Manitoba, CanadaDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, CanadaINTRODUCTION: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a complex, multisystem disorder that often results in exacerbations requiring emergency department (ED) management. Following an exacerbation and discharge from the ED, reassessment and management adjustment with a health care provider are recommended to re-establish control of the disease.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/924978
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Outcomes Following Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Presentations to Emergency Departments in Alberta: A Population-Based Study
Canadian Respiratory Journal
title Outcomes Following Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Presentations to Emergency Departments in Alberta: A Population-Based Study
title_full Outcomes Following Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Presentations to Emergency Departments in Alberta: A Population-Based Study
title_fullStr Outcomes Following Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Presentations to Emergency Departments in Alberta: A Population-Based Study
title_full_unstemmed Outcomes Following Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Presentations to Emergency Departments in Alberta: A Population-Based Study
title_short Outcomes Following Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Presentations to Emergency Departments in Alberta: A Population-Based Study
title_sort outcomes following chronic obstructive pulmonary disease presentations to emergency departments in alberta a population based study
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