the Patients Journey Through Surgical Admission Ward Versus Emergency Department

November 20, 2012 updated by: Christian Backer Mogensen, University of Southern Denmark

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.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

109

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

15 years and older (Child, Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

all acute admissions to hospital due to abdominal pain

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • age more than 15 years

Exclusion Criteria:

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
admitted to emergency department
patients admitted to surgical ward

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
time in minutes
Time Frame: up to 24 hours after admission
the time in minutes from the patient is admitted until the patient is seen by a doctor and until a treatment plan is recorded
up to 24 hours after admission

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of Southern Denmark

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

February 1, 2011

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2011

Study Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 13, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 20, 2012

First Posted (Estimate)

November 27, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

November 27, 2012

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 20, 2012

Last Verified

November 1, 2012

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • SLB-ED-03-2012

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