Validation of an Early Warning Score Based Triage System in the Emergency Department
This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Bispebjerg Hospital
Information provided by:
Bispebjerg Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01243021
First received: November 17, 2010
Last updated: NA
Last verified: November 2010
History: No changes posted
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| First Received Date ICMJE | November 17, 2010 | ||||
| Last Updated Date | November 17, 2010 | ||||
| Start Date ICMJE | April 2009 | ||||
| Primary Completion Date | September 2009 (final data collection date for primary outcome measure) | ||||
| Current Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE |
Critical illness [ Time Frame: 48 hours ] The investigators have defined a critically ill patient as a patient who dies within 48 hours of arrival at the emergency department or who is admitted to ICU within 48 hours of arrival at the emergency department |
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| Original Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE | Same as current | ||||
| Change History | No Changes Posted | ||||
| Current Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE | Not Provided | ||||
| Original Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE | Not Provided | ||||
| Current Other Outcome Measures ICMJE | Not Provided | ||||
| Original Other Outcome Measures ICMJE | Not Provided | ||||
| Descriptive Information | |||||
| Brief Title ICMJE | Validation of an Early Warning Score Based Triage System in the Emergency Department | ||||
| Official Title ICMJE | Nurse Administered Early Warning Score System Can be Used for Emergency Department Triage | ||||
| Brief Summary | At Bispebjerg Hospital we have introduced an Early Warning Score based triage system , called Bispebjerg Early Warning Score (BEWS), in order to identify critically ill patient on arrival at the emergency department. The purpose of this study is to validate our triage system. |
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| Detailed Description | Not Provided | ||||
| Study Type ICMJE | Observational | ||||
| Study Design ICMJE | Observational Model: Cohort Time Perspective: Retrospective |
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| Target Follow-Up Duration | Not Provided | ||||
| Biospecimen | Not Provided | ||||
| Sampling Method | Probability Sample | ||||
| Study Population | When arriving at the emergency department patients are divided into on of three groups (red, blue nd white) according to the severity of their condition based on common regional guidelines. Red patients are the most servelery ill or injured patients. A random sample of "red" patients are included in this study |
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| Condition ICMJE | Critical Illness | ||||
| Intervention ICMJE | Not Provided | ||||
| Study Group/Cohort (s) | Not Provided | ||||
| Publications * | Not Provided | ||||
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* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline. |
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| Recruitment Information | |||||
| Recruitment Status ICMJE | Completed | ||||
| Enrollment ICMJE | 300 | ||||
| Completion Date | September 2009 | ||||
| Primary Completion Date | September 2009 (final data collection date for primary outcome measure) | ||||
| Eligibility Criteria ICMJE | Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Gender | Both | ||||
| Ages | Not Provided | ||||
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers | No | ||||
| Contacts ICMJE | Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects | ||||
| Location Countries ICMJE | Denmark | ||||
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| NCT Number ICMJE | NCT01243021 | ||||
| Other Study ID Numbers ICMJE | BBH98765 | ||||
| Has Data Monitoring Committee | No | ||||
| Responsible Party | Dorthea Christensen, Bispebjerg Hospital, Anaestesiological Department | ||||
| Study Sponsor ICMJE | Bispebjerg Hospital | ||||
| Collaborators ICMJE | Not Provided | ||||
| Investigators ICMJE |
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| Information Provided By | Bispebjerg Hospital | ||||
| Verification Date | November 2010 | ||||
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ICMJE Data element required by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors and the World Health Organization ICTRP |
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