Resuscitation
Conditions
Keywords
resuscitation decision
Brief summary
The investigators will retrospectively examine the connection between resuscitation decisions of admitted patients at the ED of the University Hospital of Basel and several demographic and health related measures. Additionally there will be an examination, which patient characterestics may have lead to patients not having been asked about resuscitation decisions.
Interventions
OTHERFactors influencing resuscitation decisions of patients
OTHERFactors leading to not asking patients about resuscitation preference
Sponsors
University of Basel
Max Planck Institute for Human Development
University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Patients admitted to the emergency department (duration of hospitalisation more than 24 h). * Patients with a research consent yes.
Exclusion criteria
* Patients being discharged within less than 24 hours. * Patients with a research consent no.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Resuscitation decision of the patient | During stay at ED (range: <1 hour until 31 days) | Answer to the question Do you want life prolonging treatment if necessary? |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Patient characterestics, which may have lead to patients not having been asked about resuscitation decisions | During stay at ED (range: <1 hour until 31 days) | Age, gender, resuscitation decision, ICD codes |
Countries
Switzerland
Outcome results
None listed