Drug Hypersensitivity
Conditions
Keywords
drug allergy, drug allergy labels, penicillin allergy labels
Brief summary
The aim of this study is to investigate the degree of match between the drug allergy label in the hospital's electronic health record and primary care's electronic health record among patients who previously have been drug allergy tested.
Detailed description
Patients who previously have been penicillin allergy tested in 2017 to 2019 at the Allergy Clinic at Gentofte Hospital is included in the study. Patients are identified through a drug allergy database at the department. A letter describing the study and the data collection process will be sent to the patients' General Practice offices (GP). Data collection: The patients GP's are contacted by telephone where the information about the drug allergy labels in their electronical medical charts are shared. On the same day as the phone contact to the GP's office, the patient's electronical health record in the hospital system is accessed in order to gain information about the current drug allergy registrations. Predictors for the explanatory analysis is collected partly through the phone call to the GP (such as numbers of patients and physicians at each GP and the electronic health system used), from the hospital electronic health record (such as number of hospital admissions since drug allergy testing) and from the drug allergy database.
Interventions
OTHERDrug allergy label status in electronic health records
Registered drug allergy labels in primary care and hospital electronic medical charts
Sponsors
Research Unit Of General Practice, Copenhagen
University Hospital, Gentofte, Copenhagen
Study design
Observational model
ECOLOGIC_OR_COMMUNITY
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
* Penicillin allergy tested at the Allergy Clinic, Copenhagen University Hospital - Herlev and Gentofte, Copenhagen, Denmark in 2017-2019
Exclusion criteria
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Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Degree of matching drug allergy testing and drug allergy labels | Baseline | Degree of match between allergy testing outcomes and registered drug allergy labels in primary care and hospital electronic health records |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Degree of match between registered drug allergy labels | Baseline | Degree of match between registered drug allergy labels in primary care and hospital electronic health records |
Other
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Analysis of predictors for failure to update drug allergy labels | Baseline | Exploratory analysis of predictors for failure to update the drug allergy labels. Predictors include sex, age, immediate/delayed index allergic reaction, drug allergy test results, patients pr GP, doctors pr GP, electronic system used, drug allergy test referrals from the same GP, drug allergy labels pr patient and admissions since drug allergy testing pr patient. |
Countries
Denmark
Outcome results
None listed