546: Early postpartum readmissions or emergency department visits: Identifying risk factors
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Risk factors for recurrent emergency department visits for asthma.
BACKGROUND Patients presenting with asthma to emergency departments have lost control of their disease, have significant airways obstruction, and frequently require admission to hospital. Although even one visit is not desirable, there is a more disturbing subgroup who repeatedly visit the emergency department. METHODS To investigate the reasons for multiple emergency visits, a questionnaire ...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0002-9378
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2019.11.562