Control of patients who present themselves in the emergency room by means of a structured initial medical assessment in Germany” (SmED): Evaluation of SmED-Kontakt +
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- no specific diagnoses, emergency room patients
- Registration Number
- DRKS00026988
- Lead Sponsor
- Zentralinstitut für die Kassenärztliche Versorgung in Deutschland (Zi)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 2181
Inclusion Criteria
Adults: = 18-year-old patients
- Self-referral in one of the participating ERs
- Feasibility of the SmED-Kontakt+ assessment (sufficient German language skills, possible verbal communication, sufficient cognitive capabilities etc.)
Exclusion Criteria
- Underage patients
- Hospital referral by doctor’s office or medical transport to the ER
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Primary endpoint:<br><br>Proportion of self-referring patients to the ER who were falsely triaged into lower categories by the assessment tool SmED contact+, evaluated by an expert panel
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method