The Frequency of Dyspnea among Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department of Tertiary Care Hospital
Shamshad Ali, Mubeenun Nisa, Muhammad Shah Nawaz, Tahir Mukhtar Sayed, Usman Ashfaq
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ABSTRACT
Dyspnea is a frequent
presenting symptom in emergency rooms across the world, and it can be difficult
to diagnose. The goal of our research is to determine the prevalence of dyspnea
among the patients who visit our hospital emergency department.
Place and Duration: In the Pulmonology
and Medicinedepartment of Avicenna Teaching Hospital, DHA Lahore and Akhtar Saeed
Trust Teaching Hospital, Lahorefor six months duration from 21stJanuary
2021 to 20th July 2021.
Methods: In theEmergency
and Pulmonologydepartment of hospital,a cross-sectional study was conducted after
receiving agreement from the institutional review committee. The consecutive
samplingapproach was used to acquire a total of 400 samples. As part of
standard procedure, all patients were triaged at the emergency room. After
receiving conversantpermission from the patient or carer, the participants were
accepted into the research. For binary data, a point estimate with a 95% confidence
interval, as well as frequency and percentage, were generated. R 3.5.3 was used
to conduct the statistical analysis (2019-03-11).
Results: The frequency of
dyspnea among patients who attended a tertiary care hospital and emergency
department was 54 (13.5 percent) at the 95 percent confidence level (4.2-15.2
percent). The red, orange, and yellow groups were allocated to 14 (13.1
percent), 50 (46.7 percent), and 43 (40.2 percent) patients, respectively. The
median age was 64, and 74 (69 percent) of those who took part were under the
age of 60. Sixty-seven (62.6%) of the participants were females, whereas 40
(37.34%) were males. Ambulances were used by 44 (41.1 percent) of the persons
who arrived. Cough and fever were the most common linked symptoms, accounting
for 59 (51.1%) and 44 (41.1%) of all cases, respectively.
Conclusions:In comparison to
previous researches, the prevalence of dyspnea among patients accessing our
hospital's emergency department is greater. For quality improvement, this
necessitates systematic and rapid dyspnea management.
Keywords: Dyspnea, Shortness of breath, Chronicobstructive
pulmonary diseases, Emergency medicine
ABSTRACT
Dyspnea is a frequent
presenting symptom in emergency rooms across the world, and it can be difficult
to diagnose. The goal of our research is to determine the prevalence of dyspnea
among the patients who visit our hospital emergency department.
Place and Duration: In the Pulmonology
and Medicinedepartment of Avicenna Teaching Hospital, DHA Lahore and Akhtar Saeed
Trust Teaching Hospital, Lahorefor six months duration from 21stJanuary
2021 to 20th July 2021.
Methods: In theEmergency
and Pulmonologydepartment of hospital,a cross-sectional study was conducted after
receiving agreement from the institutional review committee. The consecutive
samplingapproach was used to acquire a total of 400 samples. As part of
standard procedure, all patients were triaged at the emergency room. After
receiving conversantpermission from the patient or carer, the participants were
accepted into the research. For binary data, a point estimate with a 95% confidence
interval, as well as frequency and percentage, were generated. R 3.5.3 was used
to conduct the statistical analysis (2019-03-11).
Results: The frequency of
dyspnea among patients who attended a tertiary care hospital and emergency
department was 54 (13.5 percent) at the 95 percent confidence level (4.2-15.2
percent). The red, orange, and yellow groups were allocated to 14 (13.1
percent), 50 (46.7 percent), and 43 (40.2 percent) patients, respectively. The
median age was 64, and 74 (69 percent) of those who took part were under the
age of 60. Sixty-seven (62.6%) of the participants were females, whereas 40
(37.34%) were males. Ambulances were used by 44 (41.1 percent) of the persons
who arrived. Cough and fever were the most common linked symptoms, accounting
for 59 (51.1%) and 44 (41.1%) of all cases, respectively.
Conclusions:In comparison to
previous researches, the prevalence of dyspnea among patients accessing our
hospital's emergency department is greater. For quality improvement, this
necessitates systematic and rapid dyspnea management.
Keywords: Dyspnea, Shortness of breath, Chronicobstructive
pulmonary diseases, Emergency medicine