The effect of peak expiratory flowmeter on timing indicators and mistriage among chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients with dyspnea
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with (acute) exacerbation
- Registration Number
- IRCT20180410039258N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
The patient who signs informed consent to participate in the research.
The age of the patient is over 18 years.
The chief complaint of patient is shortness of breath.
The patient has a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Exclusion Criteria
The patient is not consented to participate further in the research.
Patient file is incomplete.
The patient is transferred to the other centers.
The patient is unable to perform peak expiratory flowmetery.
The patient do not have a history of chest trauma or surgery.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Timing indicators. Timepoint: Time to emergency physician- time to specialist visit- time to oxygen therapy. Method of measurement: digital clock.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Triage level. Timepoint: Right after intervention. Method of measurement: Emergency severity index.