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Article: Variation in the management of hypothetical cases of acute agitation in Australasian emergency departments

TitleVariation in the management of hypothetical cases of acute agitation in Australasian emergency departments
Authors
KeywordsAggression
Emergency medicine
Pharmaceutical preparation
Questionnaire
Violence
Issue Date2011
PublisherBlackwell Publishing Asia. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journals/EMA
Citation
Ema - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 2011, v. 23 n. 1, p. 23-32 How to Cite?
AbstractObjective: To describe the prescribing practice of emergency medicine clinicians in the management of highly agitated patients and to identify perceived barriers to management and the gaps in training. Method: We undertook an anonymous cross-sectional mail survey of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM) members (fellows and advanced trainees) between June and September 2009. A questionnaire including a case vignette of a hypothetical patient and three clinical scenarios was employed to ascertain prescribing practice and assess perceived barriers to management, confidence and the perceived usefulness of existing and future Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs). Results: All 2052 ACEM members were surveyed. However, seven had incorrect postal addresses and could not be reached. Of the remaining 2045, 786/2052 (38.3%, 95% CI 36.2-40.5) responses were received. Of the 786 respondents, 783 were practicing clinicians. If monotherapy was chosen, 622/783 (79.4%, 95% CI 76.4-82.2) of respondents preferred midazolam to manage the common scenario where no history was available, followed by haloperidol 45/783 (5.8%, 95% CI 4.3-7.7) and olanzapine 38/783 (4.9%, 95% CI 3.5-6.7). Most respondents 500/783 (63.9%, 95% CI 60.4-67.2) would also administer another sedative (combination therapy). Important perceived barriers to agitation management included lack of both training (352/783 [45.0%, 95% CI 41.4-48.5]) and a national CPG (313/783 [40.0%, 95% CI 36.5-43.5]). Respondents were generally confident in all aspects of management, although relatively fewer trainees were confident in determining dosing. Institutional CPGs were considered most useful for 415/783 (53.0%, 95% CI 49.4-56.5) respondents. If an ACEM-endorsed CPG were to be developed in the future, 634/783 (81.0%, 95% CI 78.0-83.6) respondents would consider this useful. Conclusion: There is considerable variation in the management of hypothetical cases of acute agitation in Australasian EDs. Benzodiazepines and antipsychotics, either alone or in combination, are commonly used. An ACEM-endorsed, Australasian CPG was perceived as useful. © 2010 The Authors. EMA © 2010 Australasian College for Emergency Medicine and Australasian Society for Emergency Medicine.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/145477
ISSN
2023 Impact Factor: 1.7
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.755
ISI Accession Number ID
Funding AgencyGrant Number
Australian Rotary Heath Research Fund
Funding Information:

EWC was supported by an Ian Scott PhD scholarship from the Australian Rotary Heath Research Fund.

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dc.contributor.authorChan, EWYen_HK
dc.contributor.authorTaylor, DMen_HK
dc.contributor.authorKnott, JCen_HK
dc.contributor.authorKong, DCMen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2012-02-23T12:11:06Z-
dc.date.available2012-02-23T12:11:06Z-
dc.date.issued2011en_HK
dc.identifier.citationEma - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 2011, v. 23 n. 1, p. 23-32en_HK
dc.identifier.issn1742-6731en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/145477-
dc.description.abstractObjective: To describe the prescribing practice of emergency medicine clinicians in the management of highly agitated patients and to identify perceived barriers to management and the gaps in training. Method: We undertook an anonymous cross-sectional mail survey of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM) members (fellows and advanced trainees) between June and September 2009. A questionnaire including a case vignette of a hypothetical patient and three clinical scenarios was employed to ascertain prescribing practice and assess perceived barriers to management, confidence and the perceived usefulness of existing and future Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs). Results: All 2052 ACEM members were surveyed. However, seven had incorrect postal addresses and could not be reached. Of the remaining 2045, 786/2052 (38.3%, 95% CI 36.2-40.5) responses were received. Of the 786 respondents, 783 were practicing clinicians. If monotherapy was chosen, 622/783 (79.4%, 95% CI 76.4-82.2) of respondents preferred midazolam to manage the common scenario where no history was available, followed by haloperidol 45/783 (5.8%, 95% CI 4.3-7.7) and olanzapine 38/783 (4.9%, 95% CI 3.5-6.7). Most respondents 500/783 (63.9%, 95% CI 60.4-67.2) would also administer another sedative (combination therapy). Important perceived barriers to agitation management included lack of both training (352/783 [45.0%, 95% CI 41.4-48.5]) and a national CPG (313/783 [40.0%, 95% CI 36.5-43.5]). Respondents were generally confident in all aspects of management, although relatively fewer trainees were confident in determining dosing. Institutional CPGs were considered most useful for 415/783 (53.0%, 95% CI 49.4-56.5) respondents. If an ACEM-endorsed CPG were to be developed in the future, 634/783 (81.0%, 95% CI 78.0-83.6) respondents would consider this useful. Conclusion: There is considerable variation in the management of hypothetical cases of acute agitation in Australasian EDs. Benzodiazepines and antipsychotics, either alone or in combination, are commonly used. An ACEM-endorsed, Australasian CPG was perceived as useful. © 2010 The Authors. EMA © 2010 Australasian College for Emergency Medicine and Australasian Society for Emergency Medicine.en_HK
dc.languageengen_US
dc.publisherBlackwell Publishing Asia. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journals/EMAen_HK
dc.relation.ispartofEMA - Emergency Medicine Australasiaen_HK
dc.subjectAggressionen_HK
dc.subjectEmergency medicineen_HK
dc.subjectPharmaceutical preparationen_HK
dc.subjectQuestionnaireen_HK
dc.subjectViolenceen_HK
dc.titleVariation in the management of hypothetical cases of acute agitation in Australasian emergency departmentsen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
dc.identifier.emailChan, EWY: ewchan@hku.hken_HK
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dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1742-6723.2010.01348.xen_HK
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dc.identifier.volume23en_HK
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