Analysis of Emergency Department (ED) Volumes During Natural Disasters

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston1,000 enrolled

Overview

The 'Analysis of Emergency Department Volumes during Natural Disasters' retrospective study focuses on three specified populations including dialysis patients, trauma patients, and patients poisoned by carbon monoxide. These three populations have one commonality - hurricanes, ie. natural disasters, which is the exposure. Causal associations and significant correlations will be explored in all three subgroups.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

1,000

Conditions

Dialysis Trauma Related Injuries Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Eligibility

Sex: ALL

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with carbon monoxide poisoning in addition to trauma and dialysis patients admitted to the Memorial Hermann Health System's (MHHS) Emergency Department (ED) 1 week pre- and post-Hurricane Ike's landfall to the City of Houston, which was September 12, 2008. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with the specified conditions that were not admitted during the time interval allotted.

Locations (2)

Memorial Hermann Hospital - Medical Center

Houston, Texas, United States

University of TX Health Science Center, Houston

Houston, Texas, United States

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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