Symptom, diagnosis and mortality among respiratory emergency medical service patients.

Objective: Breathing difficulties and respiratory diseases have been under-reported in Emergency Medical Services research, despite these conditions being prevalent with substantial mortality. Our aim was two-fold; 1) to investigate the diagnostic pattern and mortality among EMS patients to whom an ambulance was dispatched due to difficulty breathing, and 2) to investigate the initial symptoms and mortality for EMS patients diagnosed with respiratory diseases in hospital.

Methods: Population-based historic cohort study in the North Denmark Region 2012-2015.

Limited value of routine follow-up visits in chronic lymphocytic leukemia managed initially by watch and wait: A North Denmark population-based study.

Introduction: The majority of newly diagnosed chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) patients are followed initially by watch and wait (WAW). Clinical practice varies and the value of frequent follow-up visits remains unclear. Thus, in this study we investigated the clinical value of follow-up visits for patients with CLL.