Antibiotic Prescription
Conditions
Brief summary
This is an observational study assessing the management and outcome of children presenting to Emergency Departments (ED) with fever across Europe.
Detailed description
This is an observational study assessing the management and outcome of children presenting to Emergency Departments (ED) with fever across Europe. This study will use large departmental datasets to collect information on at least 50,000 febrile episodes . This study will use large-scale, pseudo-anonymized departmental data, and will not involve consented patient recruitment; nor will it use patient samples. Data included in MOFICHE will be based on that collected as part of routine clinical care. Antibiotic prescription, hospitalisation and number/type of investigations, re-attendance at ED within 5 days of the first hospital presentation will be recorded.
Interventions
OTHERantibiotic prescription
Sponsors
Imperial College London
Study design
Observational model
CASE_ONLY
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
No minimum to 18 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* aged 0- 18 years visiting the emergency care. * fever measured at ED or history of (measured) fever less than 3 consecutive days prior to presentation at emergency department
Exclusion criteria
\-
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Antibiotic prescription | one year | number of antibiotic prescriptions |
| hospitalization | one year | number of children requiring admission to hospital |
| Number of investigations | one year | number of investigations |
| Number of children re-attending within 5 days of the first hospital presentation. | one year | Number of re-attendance |
Outcome results
None listed