Clinical and cost effectiveness of different emergency department healthcare professionals in soft tissue management: a randomised trial

niversity of the West of England (UK)0 个研究点目标入组 900 人开始时间: 2010年10月7日最近更新: 2015年1月13日

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•1. Adults (17 years or older), male or female
•2. Patients presenting to an ED with a peripheral soft tissue injury with no immediately apparent fracture and is eligible for management by any of the three professional groups
•2. Patients who consent to the study
•3. All three practitioners working concurrently when the patient is admitted to the emergency department, to enable randomisation
•5. A traumatic injury
•6. Soft tissue injury less than 72 hours old
•7. Patients will be included if they have minor grazes or wounds that require no treatment

•1. Systemic disease
•2. Recent surgery
•3. Previous ongoing injury to extremity
•4. Intoxicated patients
•5. Patients unable to give informed consent (e.g. dementia)
•6. Open wounds/wounds (patient will be included if minor and insignificant)
•7. Major deformities
•8. Patients requiring opiate analgesia
•9. Systemic disease (e.g. rheumatoid arthritis)
•10. Healing fracture (less than 3 months)
•11. Recent soft tissue injury
•12. Head injuries (patient will be included if minor and insignificant)
•13. Chest/rib injuries (patient will be included if minor and insignificant)
•14. Neurovascular deficits
•15. Less than 17 years of age
•16. Obvious associated fractures
•17. Patients who attend the ED when there is no ESP, ENP, doctor service running concurrently
•18. Prisoners

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niversity of the West of England (UK)