NCT01402635
Completed
Not Applicable
A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Central Laboratory and Point-of-care Chemistry Test for Solving the Emergency Department Crowding
Seoul National University Hospital1 site in 1 country10,244 target enrollmentStarted: January 2011Last updated:
ConditionsCrowding
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Enrollment
- 10,244
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- length of stay
Overview
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.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Health Services Research
- Masking
- Single (Participant)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 15 Years to — (Child, Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •Patients older than 15 years
- •clinically required to have chemistry lab tests
- •written agreement to participate
Exclusion Criteria
- •no agreement
- •ESI level 1
- •no chemistry lab
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
length of stay
Time Frame: 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 Outcomes
- length of stay(subgroup)(average 7days from ED visit (up to time of discharge at ED or admission to ward))
Investigators
Sang Do Shin
Associated professor
Seoul National University Hospital
Study Sites (1)
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