Complaints and Presumptive Diagnosis in a Danish Emergency Department

University of Southern Denmark10,070 enrolled

Overview

Acute patients in Denmark are often admitted to Emergency Departments by their General Practitioner with a presumptive diagnosis. The aim of this study is to evaluate the diagnostic value of the pre-admission presumptive diagnosis and to assess if the presumptive diagnosis could be replaced by a number of symptom-based groups.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

10,070

Conditions

Symptoms on Admission Presumptive Diagnosis on Admission Final Diagnosis

Eligibility

Sex: ALL

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * all acute patients admitted to emergency department Exclusion Criteria: \-

Locations (1)

Kolding Hospital Emergency Department

Kolding, Denmark

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

action diagnosis

Time frame: 0-48 hours after admission

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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