Status:
WITHDRAWN
Emergency Department Triage in a Resource Constrained Setting: Application of the World Health Organization Triage Scale in Regional Papua New Guinea
Lead Sponsor:
Monash University
Collaborating Sponsors:
Western Highlands Provincial Health Authority
Queensland Health
Conditions:
Emergencies
Eligibility:
All Genders
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Triage is an important component of emergency care (EC). It aims to sort patients based on the urgency of their condition such that the highest acuity patients are prioritised for assessment and treat...
Detailed Description
BACKGROUND Triage is an important component of emergency care (EC). It aims to sort patients based on the urgency of their condition such that the highest acuity patients are prioritised for assessme...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion criteria:
- All patients presenting to Mount Hagen Provincial Hospital during the study period.
- The inclusion criteria for the primary outcome is any patient presenting to Mount Hagen Provincial Hospital diagnosed by the treating clinician with any of severe trauma, major burns, severe head injury, ruptured ectopic pregnancy, septic shock, myocardial infarction, severe asthma/COPD, severe pneumonia, meningitis or appendicitis.
- Exclusion criteria:
- None.
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 30 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 29 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04098705
Start Date
August 30 2019
End Date
February 29 2020
Last Update
December 4 2024
Active Locations (1)
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Mount Hagen Provincial Hospital
Mount Hagen, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea