Status:
COMPLETED
A Validation of Current Hospital Triage Performance System Versus RETTS
Lead Sponsor:
University Hospital, Linkoeping
Conditions:
Wound and Injuries
Trauma
Eligibility:
All Genders
14+ years
Brief Summary
Background: Triage in the emergency department (ED) together with initial assessment is used to identify patient's level of urgency and treatment based on their triage level. Triage in the ED is a com...
Detailed Description
A tool has been developed by the research group. It has been developed in which on identification of trauma patient record, details will be entered and later transferred to an Excel format for ease of...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Close to 600 trauma patients of ages 14 and above seen at the ED will be captured. All patients presenting through the ED will be identified and those who meet the inclusion criteria will be recruited into the study on a daily basis until close to the 600 patient records is achieved. Patients will be followed through the ED to the receiving facilities (wards, ICU, HDU, theatre etc) -
Exclusion
- Those brought in dead, those below 14 years, revisits, or referred patients will be excluded The patient records will be traced for the entire period the patient is in the hospital or until key decisions are made on triage category by the ED or receiving units.
- There may be need to follow up patients for longer but since the study has a limited period, records will have to be made up to 30 days admission for those admitted during the last month.
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Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2014
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 1 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
628 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02303613
Start Date
November 1 2014
End Date
July 1 2015
Last Update
September 29 2015
Active Locations (1)
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Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Kenya.
Eldoret, Kenya, 30100