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Does the combination of early rapid assessment by an emergency specialist and fast priority lab testing shorten the amount of time patients spend in the emergency department?

Does rapid assessment in combination with priority laboratory testing shorten the amount of time patients spend in the emergency department?

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
NL-OMON
Registry ID
NL-OMON20153
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2017-08-30
Start date
2016-03-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-02-28

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Crowding in the emergency departments (EDs) and prolonged waiting times force EDs to operate beyond their capacity and threaten patient outcomes

Interventions

Rapid assessment by an emmergency specialist AND priority lab testing

Sponsors

nvt
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All patients: aged 18 and older presenting at the ED (including patients arriving by ambulance) with or without referral from primary healthcare providers seen by an emergency specialist for rapid assessment within 10 minutes after arriving at one of the ED cubicles need for blood tests in their (routine) diagnostic process

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: trauma patients, incl. minor injury work stream patients when rapid assessment could not be performed within 10 minutes

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
mean length of stay—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
reducing secondary tests and producing faster laboratory results—

Contacts

Public ContactManon de Waal
m.dewaal@etz.nl0653287024

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)