Emergency Department (ED) Triage of Alcohol Abuse

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

775 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-04-30

Study Completion Date

2015-07-31

Brief Summary

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Retrospective study of adult patients (\> 16 y) admitted to Geneva University Hospitals with alcohol abuse. Triage criteria will be reviewed. Patients characteristics and patient flow in the ED will be described.

Detailed Description

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A retrospective analysis of triage notes and electronic medical records will be performed in order to identify how triage evaluation is performed accordingly to the Swiss Emergency Triage Scale criteria. The proportion of patients leaving without being seen will be computed. Caracteristics of these patients will be compared to patients with medical evaluation.

Conditions

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Alcoholic Intoxication

Keywords

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N04.452.442.422.336

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Interventions

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No intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Triage code = alcohol abuse
* \> 16 y

Exclusion Criteria

* No alcohol abuse identified at triage
* \< 16 y

Minimum Eligible Age

16 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Responsible Party

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Olivier T. Rutschmann

MD, MPH

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Olivier T Rutschmann, MD, MPH

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University Hospital, Geneva

Locations

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Geneva University Hospitals, ED

Geneva, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland

Site Status

Countries

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Switzerland

References

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Dugas S, Favrod-Coune T, Poletti PA, Huwyler T, Richard-Lepouriel H, Simon J, Sarasin FP, Rutschmann OT. Pitfalls in the triage and evaluation of patients with suspected acute ethanol intoxication in an emergency department. Intern Emerg Med. 2019 Apr;14(3):467-473. doi: 10.1007/s11739-018-2007-7. Epub 2018 Dec 14.

Reference Type DERIVED

PMID: 30552626 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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CER-14083R

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id