Effect of a hospital-wide multimodal intervention on Emergency Department crowding, function and outcomes at Canberra Hospital and Health Services

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Emergency; Public Health - Health service research

• Registration Number: ACTRN12616001131448
• Lead Sponsor: Prof Drew Richardson

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-08-19
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 150000

Inclusion Criteria

All presentations to the Emergency department

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Hours per week when number of patients in Emergency department who are waiting for inpatient beds exceeds 10. This is derived from the Emergency Department information system.[Calendar years 2016 and 2017 (ie Dec 31)];Achievement of the National Emergency Access target (NEAT - a four hour target). This is defined as the proportion of all patients who spend less that four hours in the Emergency Department. It is derived from the Emergency Department information system.[Calendar Years 2016 and 2017 (ie Dec 31)];Mortality in Hospital (assessed from hospital information system, access to individual notes not required)[10 days and 60 days from leaving ED and at end of hospital admission]