Physician-nurse Team to Reduce Emergency Department (ED) Overcrowding

N/ACompletedNCT01219868

University Hospital, Geneva8,000 enrolled

Overview

The objective of this study is to explore the impact of a physician-nurse team supervising patient's flow on ED length of stay

A physician-nurse team will be in charge of patients flow in the ED during intervention periods. During control periods, no team will be present. The impact of this team on Ed length of stay will be assessed.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

8,000

Conditions

Triage

Interventions

Physician-nurse team supervisionBEHAVIORAL

Physician-nurse team will supervise patient's flow in the ED

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 16 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * all adult patients \> 16 years presenting to the ED Exclusion Criteria: * no

Locations (1)

ED of Geneva University Hospitals

Geneva, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

ED length of stay

Time frame: 3 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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