Forecasting Hospitalization for Adult Asthma Patients in Emergency Departments Based on Multiple Environmental and Clinical Factors.

Journal: Journal of asthma and allergy
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Asthma is the world's second most prevalent chronic respiratory disease. Current clinical decisions regarding hospitalization for adult asthma patients in emergency departments (EDs) primarily rely on presenting clinical status, acute exacerbation severity, therapeutic response and high-risk factors. Assessing the need for hospitalization of patients with complex comorbidities remains a significant challenge.

Authors

  • Hanxu Xi
    Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, 100191, People's Republic of China.
  • Yudi Zhang
    Key Laboratory of Universal Wireless Communications, Ministry of Education, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, 100876, People's Republic of China.
  • Rui Zuo
    Department of Nuclear Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China.
  • Wei Li
    Department of Nephrology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China.
  • Chen Zhang
    Department of Dermatology, Affiliated Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
  • Yongchang Sun
    Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, 100191, People's Republic of China.
  • Hong Ji
  • ZhiQiang He
    Key Laboratory of Universal Wireless Communations, Ministry of Education, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing 100876, China; College of Big Data and Information Engineering, Guizhou University, Guizhou, China. Electronic address: hezq@bupt.edu.cn.
  • Chun Chang
    Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, 100191, People's Republic of China.

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