Can the Point-Of-Care Chemistry Test (POCT) Solve the Emergency Department (ED) Crowding?
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Crowding
- Interventions
- Device: point-of-care chemistry test(POCT) (Piccolo)
- Registration Number
- NCT01402635
- Lead Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
- Brief Summary
The hypothesis of this study that the Point-Of-Care Chemistry Test (POCT) may shorten Emergency Department (ED) length of stay (LOS).
- Detailed Description
ED crowding is one of the most serious problems in ED. POCT has shorter turn-around time compared to centralized laboratory system. If POCT introduce to ED, it may help to shorten LOS of ED patients.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 10244
Inclusion Criteria
- Patients older than 15 years
- clinically required to have chemistry lab tests
- ESI 2-5
- written agreement to participate
Read More
Exclusion Criteria
- no agreement
- ESI level 1
- no chemistry lab
Read More
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description POCT lab point-of-care chemistry test(POCT) (Piccolo) The patient group whose laboratory test perform by POCT chemistry analyzer. central laboratory group(CLT) point-of-care chemistry test(POCT) (Piccolo) The patients group whose laboratory test perform by central laboratory.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method length of stay average 7days from ED visit(up to time of discharge at ED or admission to ward) Time interval between registration at ED and leaving at ED(discharge, admission, etc.)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method length of stay(subgroup) average 7days from ED visit (up to time of discharge at ED or admission to ward) length of stay analysis for Emergency Severity Index (ESI) 3-4, admission or discharge group
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Seoul National University Hospital
🇰🇷Seoul, Korea, Republic of