Physician-nurse Team to Reduce Emergency Department (ED) Overcrowding

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Triage
• Interventions: Behavioral: Physician-nurse team supervision

• Registration Number: NCT01219868
• Lead Sponsor: University Hospital, Geneva

Brief Summary

The objective of this study is to explore the impact of a physician-nurse team supervising patient's flow on ED length of stay

Detailed Description

A physician-nurse team will be in charge of patients flow in the ED during intervention periods. During control periods, no team will be present. The impact of this team on Ed length of stay will be assessed.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2010-10
• Study First Submitted: 2010-10-06
• Study First Submitted QC: 2010-10-12
• Study First Posted: 2010-10-13
• Primary Completion: 2011-01
• Study Completion: 2011-03
• Status Verified: 2013-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-03-19
• Last Update Posted: 2013-03-20

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 8000

Inclusion Criteria

• all adult patients > 16 years presenting to the ED

Exclusion Criteria

• no

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Physician-nurse team	Physician-nurse team supervision	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
ED length of stay	3 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

ED of Geneva University Hospitals; 🇨🇭 Geneva, Switzerland