Resuscitation Decisions in the Emergency Department (ED)
Completed
- Conditions
- Resuscitation
- Interventions
- Other: Factors influencing resuscitation decisions of patientsOther: Factors leading to not asking patients about resuscitation preference
- Registration Number
- NCT02575573
- Lead Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
- 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.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 10000
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".
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Admitted patients at the ED Factors influencing resuscitation decisions of patients - Admitted patients at the ED Factors leading to not asking patients about resuscitation preference -
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Resuscitation decision of the patient During stay at ED (range: <1 hour until 31 days) Answer to the question "Do you want life prolonging treatment if necessary?"
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 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) Age, gender, resuscitation decision, ICD codes
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
University Hospital Basel, Emergency Department
🇨🇭Basel, Baselstadt, Switzerland