Missed Serious Medical Illness in Psychiatric Patients Seen in an Academic Emergency Department

NCT ID: NCT02581267

Last Updated: 2015-10-20

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: UNKNOWN
• Total Enrollment: 800 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2015-10-31
• Study Completion Date: 2015-12-31

Brief Summary

Psychiatric presentations are common in the emergency department (ED), and determining whether or not a psychiatric presentation is due to medical illness can be a difficult task for the emergency physician. The investigators define "serious medical illness" (SMI) as a pathological condition that would necessitate inpatient treatment on a medical or surgical ward. It is important for patient safety that SMI be triaged by the emergency physician to the appropriate inpatient service. The rate of missed SMI in patients with psychiatric presentations to the ED is unknown. The investigators will research missed SMI in patients referred to adult psychiatry from the ED, with the intent to improve patient safety.

Conditions

Emergency Services, Psychiatric

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: COHORT
• Study Time Perspective: RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• All patients greater than or equal to 18 years of age presenting to London Health Sciences Centre, Victoria Hospital emergency department between October 1, 2014 - July 31, 2015 who were referred to adult psychiatry by the emergency physician.

Exclusion Criteria

• None

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Western University, Canada

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Chris Poss

Resident

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Other Identifiers

107073

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id