Evaluation of Triage Criteria for Abdominal Pain in the Emergency Department
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Geneva
- Enrollment
- 4,000
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Emergency intervention
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The investigators aim to evaluate in a retrospective study the performance of the Swiss Emergency Triage Scale to identify at the door of the Emergency Department patients requiring emergent intervention.
Detailed Description
All patients are triaged at the door of our Emergency Department using the Swiss Emergency Triage Scale. Patients with abdominal pain may be triaged in two different emergency levels (level 2: medical evaluation within 20 minutes, level 3: medical evaluation within 2 hours). These levels are determined using a set of specific criteria.
The aim of this study is to evaluate the validity of these specific criteria in order to identify promptly patients with abdominal pain the will require an emergent intervention during their stay in the Emergency Department.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Observational Model
- Cohort
- Time Perspective
- Retrospective
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 16 Years to — (Child, Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •abdominal pain as the main complaint
Exclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Emergency intervention
Time Frame: participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of 2 weeks
Emergency intervention is a composite outcome of: emergency surgical intervention or radiological intervention or emergent endoscopy
Secondary Outcomes
- Time to medical evaluation(participants will be followed for the duration of emergency department stay, an expected average of 5 hours)
Investigators
Olivier T. Rutschmann
MD, MPH
University Hospital, Geneva