Reaudit of acute asthma admissions using a severity marker stamp and determinants of an outcome measure

• Published in: Scottish medical journal Vol. 42; no. 2; p. 49
• Main Authors: Mathur, R, Clark, R A, Dhillon, D P, Winter, J H, Lipworth, B J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Scotland 01.04.1997
• Subjects: Adult; Asthma - classification; Asthma - diagnosis; Female; Humans; Male; Medical Audit; Patient Admission; Retrospective Studies; Severity of Illness Index

Subsequent to the implementation of a severity marker stamp in case notes, an audit was performed in 86 admissions with acute asthma to a specialist centre over a 12 month period. Compared to previous audit the documentation of severity markers was significantly better (PEFR: 52% vs 83% p = 0.001, R...