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

Completed

• Conditions: Psychiatric Patients, Serious Medical Illness

• Registration Number: NCT02589951
• Lead Sponsor: Lawson Health Research Institute

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence, etiology, and timing of missed Serious Medical Illness (SMI) in patients referred to adult psychiatry by emergency physicians, as well as to determine admission rates for SMI soon after discharge from an inpatient psychiatry admission.

Detailed Description

Not available

Basic Information
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Recruitment & Eligibility
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Study & Design
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Trial Locations

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-10
• Primary Completion: 2015-07
• Study Completion: 2015-07
• Status Verified: 2015-10
• Study First Submitted: 2015-10-26
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-10-26
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-10-26
• Study First Posted: 2015-10-28
• Last Update Posted: 2015-10-28

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 2200

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.

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Exclusion Criteria

• None

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Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
number of referrals to medical/surgical consult services within 14 days of psychiatric referral	10 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Victoria site, London Health Sciences Centre; 🇨🇦 London, Ontario, Canada