'Evidence-based implementation' of paediatric asthma guidelines in a rural emergency department.

Aim: To determine if an evidence-based implementation (EBI) could lead to improved compliance with guidelines for acute asthma in children aged 1-15 years presenting to a large rural emergency department.

Methods: Pre-intervention, post-intervention and 12-month follow-up audits were performed to determine the impact of an EBI strategy used to increase compliance with current asthma guidelines. The pre-intervention audit was conducted from 1 April to 30 June 2004, and follow-up data were collected from 1 September to 30 November 2004.

Evidence-based implementation of adult asthma guidelines in the emergency department: a controlled trial.

Objective: To determine if an evidence-based implementation (EBI) strategy could lead to the successful implementation of guidelines for the management of adult asthma in a large rural ED.

Methods: This was a pre- and post-intervention trial, comparing data for seven clinical indicators from a study hospital and a control hospital. Retrospective pre-intervention audits were conducted at the study hospital for 3 months (1 April-30 June 2004) and the control hospital for 4 months (1 March-30 June 2004).