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Title: Clinical outcomes of Queensland children with cystic fibrosis: a comparison between tertiary centre and outreach services
Authors: Thomas, C. L.
Wainwright, C. E.
O'Rourke, P. K.
Issue Date: 2008
Source: 4 Feb 188 (3) , 2008, p. 135-139
Pages: 135-139
Journal: The Medical journal of Australia
Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To evaluate and compare the clinical outcomes of children with cystic fibrosis (CF) managed primarily at a tertiary cystic fibrosis centre (CFC) with those treated at regional centres by local health care professionals and the cystic fibrosis outreach service (CFOS). DESIGN, SETTING AND PATIENTS: Retrospective study of 273 children with CF born between 19 October 1982 and 19 February 2002 and with clinical data available between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2002. Patients were grouped into CFC (n = 131) or CFOS (n = 142), with CFOS then further categorised into three groups depending on the level of care they received. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Pulmonary function, Pseudomonas aeruginosa status, height and weight z scores, and hospital admission rates. RESULTS: There were no significant differences in pulmonary function, P. aeruginosa status, or height and weight z scores between children managed by CFC or by CFOS. Children receiving more care at the CFC (level of care [LOC] 1 and 2) were more likely to have multiple hospital admissions than children receiving more care in regional areas (LOC 3 and 4) (P < 0.001). CONCLUSION: The CFOS model provides effective delivery of specialised multidisciplinary care to children and adolescents living in rural and regional Queensland.
Resources: http://ovidsp.ovid.com/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&CSC=Y&NEWS=N&PAGE=fulltext&D=emed8&AN=18241167
Type: Article
Appears in Sites:Sunshine Coast HHS Publications

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