Validation of an Early Warning Score Based Triage System in the Emergency Department

Bispebjerg Hospital300 enrolled

Overview

At Bispebjerg Hospital we have introduced an Early Warning Score based triage system , called Bispebjerg Early Warning Score (BEWS), in order to identify critically ill patient on arrival at the emergency department. The purpose of this study is to validate our triage system.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

300

Conditions

Critical Illness

Eligibility

Sex: ALL

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * "Red" patient * Seen in our emergency department between 1. april 2009 and 30. september 2009 Exclusion Criteria: * None

Locations (1)

Bispebjerg Hospital

Copenhagen, Copenhagen NV, Denmark

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Critical illness

The investigators have defined a critically ill patient as a patient who dies within 48 hours of arrival at the emergency department or who is admitted to ICU within 48 hours of arrival at the emergency department

Time frame: 48 hours

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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