Influencing Factors on Resuscitation Decisions in the ED

University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland1 site in 1 country10,000 target enrollmentOctober 2015

ConditionsResuscitation

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Resuscitation
Sponsor: University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Enrollment: 10000
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Resuscitation decision of the patient
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 8 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

The investigators will retrospectively examine the connection between resuscitation decisions of admitted patients at the ED of the University Hospital of Basel and several demographic and health related measures. Additionally there will be an examination, which patient characterestics may have lead to patients not having been asked about resuscitation decisions.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

October 2015

End Date

December 2016

Last Updated

8 years ago

Study Type

Observational

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

Responsible Party

Sponsor

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Patients admitted to the emergency department (duration of hospitalisation more than 24 h).
•Patients with a research consent "yes".

Exclusion Criteria

•Patients being discharged within less than 24 hours.
•Patients with a research consent "no".

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Resuscitation decision of the patient

Time Frame: During stay at ED (range: <1 hour until 31 days)

Answer to the question "Do you want life prolonging treatment if necessary?"

Secondary Outcomes

Patient characterestics, which may have lead to patients not having been asked about resuscitation decisions(During stay at ED (range: <1 hour until 31 days))