Analysis of Emergency Department (ED) Volumes During Natural Disasters

Analysis of Emergency Department Volumes During Natural Disasters

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01059981

Enrollment

1000

Registered

2010-02-01

Start date

2009-08-31

Completion date

2010-06-30

Last updated

2010-07-08

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Conditions

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning, Dialysis, Trauma Related Injuries

Brief summary

The 'Analysis of Emergency Department Volumes during Natural Disasters' retrospective study focuses on three specified populations including dialysis patients, trauma patients, and patients poisoned by carbon monoxide. These three populations have one commonality - hurricanes, ie. natural disasters, which is the exposure. Causal associations and significant correlations will be explored in all three subgroups.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Time perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Patients with carbon monoxide poisoning in addition to trauma and dialysis patients admitted to the Memorial Hermann Health System's (MHHS) Emergency Department (ED) 1 week pre- and post-Hurricane Ike's landfall to the City of Houston, which was September 12, 2008.

Exclusion criteria

* Patients with the specified conditions that were not admitted during the time interval allotted.

Countries

United States

Outcome results