title: Evidence-based practice in A&E asthma management.
abstract: This article discusses the implementation of an evidence-based approach to acute asthma management. It describes how an emergency department changed the care of patients attending with asthma by conducting pre and post-implementation audits to measure success.
authors.affiliation: Emergency department, Wexham Park Hospital.
authors.forename: Cliff
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.forename: Heena
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Thakar
authors.forename: Bobby
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gill
authors.forename: Dawn
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Downer
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D019985:Benchmarking / Q000458:organization & administration; D054869:Clinical Audit; D016529:Emergency Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004638:Emergency Treatment / Q000451:nursing / Q000592:standards*; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006801:Humans; D017146:Models, Organizational; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010366:Peak Expiratory Flow Rate; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation