Evaluation of the Retrospective LACE Index in Predicting the Risk of Readmission in Patients with Hereditary Angioedema in an Emergency Department
Makaleler > Tam Makale · 2023
Yazarlar: Emine Nihal METE GÖKMEN, Meltem SONGÜR KODİK, Funda KARBEK AKARCA, Özlem İnci, Zeynep Dila Çetin
EMERGENCY MEDICINE INTERNATIONAL, SCI Expanded İndekslerine Giren Dergi, Uluslararası, 2023, ss 1-6
DOI: 10.1155/2023/8847030
Özet
<p>Tis study aimed to calculate the LACE index in patients who admitted to the emergency department (ED) with hereditary angioedema (HA) diagnosed and to predict recurrent admissions of patients. In this single-center study, patients aged 18 or higher who were admitted to the ED diagnosed with HA were included over a 12-year period. 35 patients diagnosed with code E88.0 were evaluated according to electronic fle records. Te number of admissions to the ED in the last 6 months was 2. Te LACE index was 4, and risk was 71.4%. Te patients admitted to the hospital in the last 30 days had a higher rate of admission to the hospital in the last 6 months (p < 0.001). Te LACE index at admission predicted 30 days admission with (AUC� 0.75, 95% CI (0.56–0.91)) acceptable discrimination. Te LACE index and the number of admissions in the last 6 months included in the evaluation can be considered predictive in recurrent ED admissions of HA patients. However, the distribution of LACE-risk groups is no priority. Terefore, the low-, medium-, or high-risk level of LACE index values should be not taken into consideration in readmission of such patient</p>