Emergency Department (ED) Triage of Alcohol Abuse

December 24, 2015 updated by: Olivier T. Rutschmann, University Hospital, Geneva

Evaluation of ED Triage of Adult Patients With Alcohol Abuse

Retrospective study of adult patients (> 16 y) admitted to Geneva University Hospitals with alcohol abuse. Triage criteria will be reviewed. Patients characteristics and patient flow in the ED will be described.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

A retrospective analysis of triage notes and electronic medical records will be performed in order to identify how triage evaluation is performed accordingly to the Swiss Emergency Triage Scale criteria. The proportion of patients leaving without being seen will be computed. Caracteristics of these patients will be compared to patients with medical evaluation.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

775

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Switzerland
      • Geneva, Switzerland, 1211
        • Geneva University Hospitals, ED

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

16 years and older (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT, CHILD)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

all adult patients admitted during one year in the ED for alcoholic abuse

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Triage code = alcohol abuse
  • > 16 y

Exclusion Criteria:

  • No alcohol abuse identified at triage
  • < 16 y

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

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Triage questions asked
Time Frame: participants will be followed for the duration of emergency department stay, an expected average of 12 hours
Number of questions asked at triage and proportion of patients with the full set of triage questions asked
participants will be followed for the duration of emergency department stay, an expected average of 12 hours
Triage vital signs measured
Time Frame: participants will be followed for the duration of emergency department stay, an expected average of 12 hours
Number of vital signs measured at triage and proportion of patients with the full set of triage vital signs measured
participants will be followed for the duration of emergency department stay, an expected average of 12 hours
Number of undertriage
Time Frame: participants will be followed for the duration of emergency department stay, an expected average of 12 hours
Number of patients with level 3 emergency levels attributed instead of level 2
participants will be followed for the duration of emergency department stay, an expected average of 12 hours
Number of mistriage
Time Frame: participants will be followed for the duration of emergency department stay, an expected average of 12 hours
Number of patients with erroneous triage reason attributed
participants will be followed for the duration of emergency department stay, an expected average of 12 hours

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
% of patients leaving without being seen
Time Frame: participants will be followed for the duration of emergency department stay, an expected average of 12 hours
participants will be followed for the duration of emergency department stay, an expected average of 12 hours

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

University Hospital, Geneva

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

April 1, 2015

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2015

Study Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 28, 2015

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 15, 2015

First Posted (Estimate)

May 20, 2015

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

December 28, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 24, 2015

Last Verified

December 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • CER-14083R

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