Validation of an Early Warning Score Based Triage System in the Emergency Department

Completed

• Conditions: Critical Illness

• Registration Number: NCT01243021
• Lead Sponsor: Bispebjerg Hospital

Brief Summary

At Bispebjerg Hospital we have introduced an Early Warning Score based triage system , called Bispebjerg Early Warning Score (BEWS), in order to identify critically ill patient on arrival at the emergency department. The purpose of this study is to validate our triage system.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2009-04
• Primary Completion: 2009-09
• Study Completion: 2009-09
• Status Verified: 2010-11
• Study First Submitted: 2010-11-17
• Study First Submitted QC: 2010-11-17
• Last Update Submitted: 2010-11-17
• Study First Posted: 2010-11-18
• Last Update Posted: 2010-11-18

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 300

Inclusion Criteria

• "Red" patient
• Seen in our emergency department between 1. april 2009 and 30. september 2009

Exclusion Criteria

• None

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Critical illness	48 hours	The investigators have defined a critically ill patient as a patient who dies within 48 hours of arrival at the emergency department or who is admitted to ICU within 48 hours of arrival at the emergency department

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Bispebjerg Hospital; 🇩🇰 Copenhagen, Copenhagen NV, Denmark