None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
This is a retrospective study aiming to look at rates and predictors of escalation in patients admitted to the Queensland Children's Hospital HITH. Patient-specific, clinical and service-related factors will be assessed.
Interventions
The study aims to determine the rate of clinical escalation—defined as unplanned re-presentation to the emergency department or unplanned readmission to a traditional inpatient (brick and mortar) hospital setting—among paediatric Hospital in the Home (HITH) patients over a six-month period from November 2025 to April 2026.
It is a retrospective observational study using the data that is already collected as part of routine clinical care. There is no requirement for participants to do anything. T
The study aims to determine the rate of clinical escalation—defined as unplanned re-presentation to the emergency department or unplanned readmission to a traditional inpatient (brick and mortar) hospital setting—among paediatric Hospital in the Home (HITH) patients over a six-month period from November 2025 to April 2026. It is a retrospective observational study using the data that is already collected as part of routine clinical care. There is no requirement for participants to do anything. The data source is the Queensland Children's Hospital medical records and admission data.
Sponsors
Dr Blessing Chabata - Queensland Children's Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
0 to 17 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
All HITH admissions from November 2025 to April 2026 Admission for inpatient-equivalent medical care to be delivered at home Meet HITH admission criteria
Exclusion criteria
Planned elective admissions to inpatient ward from HITH Non-acute community care referrals Patients not transferred to HITH following referral
Outcome results
None listed