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Clinical validation of a risk scale for serious outcomes among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease managed in the emergency department
Ian G. Stiell, Jeffrey J. Perry, Catherine M. Clement, Robert J. Brison, Brian H. Rowe, Shawn D. Aaron, Andrew D. McRae, Bjug Borgundvaag, Lisa A. Calder, Alan J. Forster, Jennifer Brinkhurst and George A. Wells
CMAJ December 03, 2018 190 (48) E1406-E1413; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.180232
Ian G. Stiell
Departments of Emergency Medicine (Stiell, Calder, Perry) and Medicine (Aaron, Forster), Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Stiell, Perry, Clement, Aaron, Forster, Brinkhurst), University of Ottawa Heart Institute (Wells), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine (Borgundvaag), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Emergency Medicine (Brison), Kingston Health Sciences Centre, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Emergency Medicine (McRae), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Emergency Medicine and School of Public Health, University of Alberta, and Alberta Health Services (Rowe), Edmonton, Alta.
MD MScJeffrey J. Perry
Departments of Emergency Medicine (Stiell, Calder, Perry) and Medicine (Aaron, Forster), Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Stiell, Perry, Clement, Aaron, Forster, Brinkhurst), University of Ottawa Heart Institute (Wells), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine (Borgundvaag), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Emergency Medicine (Brison), Kingston Health Sciences Centre, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Emergency Medicine (McRae), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Emergency Medicine and School of Public Health, University of Alberta, and Alberta Health Services (Rowe), Edmonton, Alta.
MD MScCatherine M. Clement
Departments of Emergency Medicine (Stiell, Calder, Perry) and Medicine (Aaron, Forster), Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Stiell, Perry, Clement, Aaron, Forster, Brinkhurst), University of Ottawa Heart Institute (Wells), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine (Borgundvaag), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Emergency Medicine (Brison), Kingston Health Sciences Centre, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Emergency Medicine (McRae), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Emergency Medicine and School of Public Health, University of Alberta, and Alberta Health Services (Rowe), Edmonton, Alta.
RNRobert J. Brison
Departments of Emergency Medicine (Stiell, Calder, Perry) and Medicine (Aaron, Forster), Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Stiell, Perry, Clement, Aaron, Forster, Brinkhurst), University of Ottawa Heart Institute (Wells), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine (Borgundvaag), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Emergency Medicine (Brison), Kingston Health Sciences Centre, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Emergency Medicine (McRae), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Emergency Medicine and School of Public Health, University of Alberta, and Alberta Health Services (Rowe), Edmonton, Alta.
MD MPHBrian H. Rowe
Departments of Emergency Medicine (Stiell, Calder, Perry) and Medicine (Aaron, Forster), Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Stiell, Perry, Clement, Aaron, Forster, Brinkhurst), University of Ottawa Heart Institute (Wells), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine (Borgundvaag), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Emergency Medicine (Brison), Kingston Health Sciences Centre, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Emergency Medicine (McRae), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Emergency Medicine and School of Public Health, University of Alberta, and Alberta Health Services (Rowe), Edmonton, Alta.
MD MScShawn D. Aaron
Departments of Emergency Medicine (Stiell, Calder, Perry) and Medicine (Aaron, Forster), Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Stiell, Perry, Clement, Aaron, Forster, Brinkhurst), University of Ottawa Heart Institute (Wells), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine (Borgundvaag), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Emergency Medicine (Brison), Kingston Health Sciences Centre, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Emergency Medicine (McRae), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Emergency Medicine and School of Public Health, University of Alberta, and Alberta Health Services (Rowe), Edmonton, Alta.
MDAndrew D. McRae
Departments of Emergency Medicine (Stiell, Calder, Perry) and Medicine (Aaron, Forster), Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Stiell, Perry, Clement, Aaron, Forster, Brinkhurst), University of Ottawa Heart Institute (Wells), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine (Borgundvaag), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Emergency Medicine (Brison), Kingston Health Sciences Centre, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Emergency Medicine (McRae), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Emergency Medicine and School of Public Health, University of Alberta, and Alberta Health Services (Rowe), Edmonton, Alta.
MD PhDBjug Borgundvaag
Departments of Emergency Medicine (Stiell, Calder, Perry) and Medicine (Aaron, Forster), Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Stiell, Perry, Clement, Aaron, Forster, Brinkhurst), University of Ottawa Heart Institute (Wells), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine (Borgundvaag), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Emergency Medicine (Brison), Kingston Health Sciences Centre, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Emergency Medicine (McRae), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Emergency Medicine and School of Public Health, University of Alberta, and Alberta Health Services (Rowe), Edmonton, Alta.
MD PhDLisa A. Calder
Departments of Emergency Medicine (Stiell, Calder, Perry) and Medicine (Aaron, Forster), Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Stiell, Perry, Clement, Aaron, Forster, Brinkhurst), University of Ottawa Heart Institute (Wells), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine (Borgundvaag), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Emergency Medicine (Brison), Kingston Health Sciences Centre, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Emergency Medicine (McRae), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Emergency Medicine and School of Public Health, University of Alberta, and Alberta Health Services (Rowe), Edmonton, Alta.
MD MScAlan J. Forster
Departments of Emergency Medicine (Stiell, Calder, Perry) and Medicine (Aaron, Forster), Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Stiell, Perry, Clement, Aaron, Forster, Brinkhurst), University of Ottawa Heart Institute (Wells), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine (Borgundvaag), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Emergency Medicine (Brison), Kingston Health Sciences Centre, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Emergency Medicine (McRae), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Emergency Medicine and School of Public Health, University of Alberta, and Alberta Health Services (Rowe), Edmonton, Alta.
MD MScJennifer Brinkhurst
Departments of Emergency Medicine (Stiell, Calder, Perry) and Medicine (Aaron, Forster), Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Stiell, Perry, Clement, Aaron, Forster, Brinkhurst), University of Ottawa Heart Institute (Wells), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine (Borgundvaag), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Emergency Medicine (Brison), Kingston Health Sciences Centre, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Emergency Medicine (McRae), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Emergency Medicine and School of Public Health, University of Alberta, and Alberta Health Services (Rowe), Edmonton, Alta.
BAHGeorge A. Wells
Departments of Emergency Medicine (Stiell, Calder, Perry) and Medicine (Aaron, Forster), Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Stiell, Perry, Clement, Aaron, Forster, Brinkhurst), University of Ottawa Heart Institute (Wells), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine (Borgundvaag), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Emergency Medicine (Brison), Kingston Health Sciences Centre, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Emergency Medicine (McRae), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Emergency Medicine and School of Public Health, University of Alberta, and Alberta Health Services (Rowe), Edmonton, Alta.
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vol. 190 no. 48 E1406-E1413
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- Accepted October 2, 2018
- Published online December 2, 2018.
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- Ian G. Stiell, MD MSc,
- Jeffrey J. Perry, MD MSc,
- Catherine M. Clement, RN,
- Robert J. Brison, MD MPH,
- Brian H. Rowe, MD MSc,
- Shawn D. Aaron, MD,
- Andrew D. McRae, MD PhD,
- Bjug Borgundvaag, MD PhD,
- Lisa A. Calder, MD MSc,
- Alan J. Forster, MD MSc,
- Jennifer Brinkhurst, BAH,
- George A. Wells, PhD MSc
- Departments of Emergency Medicine (Stiell, Calder, Perry) and Medicine (Aaron, Forster), Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Stiell, Perry, Clement, Aaron, Forster, Brinkhurst), University of Ottawa Heart Institute (Wells), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine (Borgundvaag), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Emergency Medicine (Brison), Kingston Health Sciences Centre, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Emergency Medicine (McRae), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Emergency Medicine and School of Public Health, University of Alberta, and Alberta Health Services (Rowe), Edmonton, Alta.
- Correspondence to: Ian Stiell, istiell{at}ohri.ca
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Clinical validation of a risk scale for serious outcomes among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease managed in the emergency department
Ian G. Stiell, Jeffrey J. Perry, Catherine M. Clement, Robert J. Brison, Brian H. Rowe, Shawn D. Aaron, Andrew D. McRae, Bjug Borgundvaag, Lisa A. Calder, Alan J. Forster, Jennifer Brinkhurst, George A. Wells
CMAJ Dec 2018, 190 (48) E1406-E1413; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.180232
Clinical validation of a risk scale for serious outcomes among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease managed in the emergency department
Ian G. Stiell, Jeffrey J. Perry, Catherine M. Clement, Robert J. Brison, Brian H. Rowe, Shawn D. Aaron, Andrew D. McRae, Bjug Borgundvaag, Lisa A. Calder, Alan J. Forster, Jennifer Brinkhurst, George A. Wells
CMAJ Dec 2018, 190 (48) E1406-E1413; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.180232
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