the Patients Journey Through Surgical Admission Ward Versus Emergency Department
This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
University of Southern Denmark
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Christian Backer Mogensen, University of Southern Denmark
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01733511
First received: November 13, 2012
Last updated: November 20, 2012
Last verified: November 2012
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Purpose
Emergency departments are established in 20 hospitals in Denmark in order to improve the quality for the acute patients.
A group of acute patients which require timely assessment and plan from a specialist is patients with abdominal pain.
the aim of the present study is to evaluate whether the admission of the group of patients to emergency departments reduces the time to doctor, specialist and plan compared to the traditional admission to a surgical acute ward.
| Condition |
|---|
|
Waiting Time in Emergency Department |
| Study Type: | Observational |
| Study Design: | Observational Model: Cohort Time Perspective: Prospective |
Further study details as provided by University of Southern Denmark:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- time in minutes [ Time Frame: up to 24 hours after admission ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]the time in minutes from the patient is admitted until the patient is seen by a doctor and until a treatment plan is recorded
| Enrollment: | 109 |
| Study Start Date: | February 2011 |
| Study Completion Date: | January 2012 |
| Primary Completion Date: | December 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
| Groups/Cohorts |
|---|
| admitted to emergency department |
| patients admitted to surgical ward |
Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 15 Years and older |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
| Sampling Method: | Non-Probability Sample |
Study Population
all acute admissions to hospital due to abdominal pain
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- age more than 15 years
Exclusion Criteria:
Contacts and Locations
No Contacts or Locations Provided
More Information
No publications provided
| Responsible Party: | Christian Backer Mogensen, assistant professor, University of Southern Denmark |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01733511 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: | SLB-ED-03-2012 |
| Study First Received: | November 13, 2012 |
| Last Updated: | November 20, 2012 |
| Health Authority: | Denmark: The Regional Committee on Biomedical Research Ethics |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Emergencies Disease Attributes Pathologic Processes |
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