Does Implementing a Urinanylsis Protocol Based on Symptoms Decrease Length of Stay in the Emergency Department?
Not Applicable
Withdrawn
- Conditions
- Urinary Tract Infections
- Interventions
- Other: Urinanlysis
- Registration Number
- NCT00583648
- Lead Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
- Brief Summary
The implementation of nursing urinanlysis protocols based off of symptoms of urinary infections will significantly decrease the length of a patient's stay in the Emergency Department.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- WITHDRAWN
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
- patients between 16 and 65 years of age complaining of any of the following: dysuria, hematuria, urinary frequency, urinary urgency
Exclusion Criteria
- any person less than 16 or greater than 65 years of age, history of kidney disease or transplant, foley catherization within the last 30 days, on immuno-suppresent and/or receiving chemotherapy
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description 1 Urinanlysis Recieves urinalysis by nurse per set protocol based off of inclusion criteria
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Length of Stay in the Emergency Department 1 hour
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Physician decision making on ordering urinalysis based off of chief complaints 1 hour
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center
🇺🇸Los Angeles, California, United States