neurological emergencies
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Physicians and nurses assess emergency patients following the triage algorithm. Furthermore, urgency is assessed retrospectively based on the medical records.
Sponsors
Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg - Neurologie
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Physicians and nurses working in the neurological emergency room of the University Hospital Heidelberg during the study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: missing informed consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Equivalence of physicians' and nurses' triage. Triage is performed independently by nurses and physicians and triage ratings (1-4) are compared directly. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - mean time between arrival of patients in the emergency room and triage. Comparison between physicians and nurses, time measured in minutes - Agreement of triage ratings with the retrospecitve assessment based on the medical report, comparison between physicians and nurses - Safety: Number of undertriaged patients, comparison between physicians and nurses | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactSimon Nagel
Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg - Neurologische Klinik
Outcome results
None listed