Factors associated with delayed recognition of pulmonary tuberculosis in emergency departments in Taiwan

Heart and Lung: Journal of Acute and Critical Care

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 353-359

  Yen, Yung Lin ^a   Chen, I Chuan ^a,b   Wu, Chien Hung ^a,b   Li, Wen Cheng ^a,b   Wang, Cheng Hsien ^a,b   Tsai, Tsung Cheng ^a,b  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

AFB; CI; COPD; CRI; Delayed recognition; DM; ED; Emergency department; ICU; IQR; OR; Pulmonary tuberculosis; SARS; TB; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHEST TIGHTNESS; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; COUGHING; DELAYED RECOGNITION; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAISE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOGNITION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TAIWAN; WEIGHT REDUCTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 84930819202     PISSN: 01479563     EISSN: 15273288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2015.03.004     Document Type: Article

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