NCT Number: NCT01733511
the Patients Journey Through Surgical Admission Ward Versus Emergency Department
Emergency departments are established in 20 hospitals in Denmark in order to improve the quality for the acute patients.
A group of acute patients which require timely assessment and plan from a specialist is patients with abdominal pain.
the aim of the present study is to evaluate whether the admission of the group of patients to emergency departments reduces the time to doctor, specialist and plan compared to the traditional admission to a surgical acute ward.
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Conditions
Age range
15 year and older
Sex eligibility
All sexes
Study type
Observational
Who can participate
Healthy volunteers accepted: No
Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.
Inclusion criteria
- age more than 15 years
Exclusion criteria
Treatment and study plan
Primary outcomes
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time in minutes
Time frame: up to 24 hours after admission
the time in minutes from the patient is admitted until the patient is seen by a doctor and until a treatment plan is recorded
Sponsors and collaborators
Lead sponsor
University of Southern Denmark
Other
Registry information
Important dates
- Study start
- 2011
- Primary completion
- 2011
- Study completion
- 2012
- First posted
- Nov 27, 2012
- Registry last updated
- Nov 27, 2012
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