Resuscitation Decisions in the Emergency Department (ED)

University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland10,000 enrolled

Overview

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.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

10,000

Conditions

Resuscitation

Interventions

Factors influencing resuscitation decisions of patientsOTHER

Factors leading to not asking patients about resuscitation preferenceOTHER

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

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".

Locations (1)

University Hospital Basel, Emergency Department

Basel, Canton of Basel-City, Switzerland

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Resuscitation decision of the patient

Answer to the question "Do you want life prolonging treatment if necessary?"

Time frame: During stay at ED (range: <1 hour until 31 days)

Secondary Outcomes

Patient characterestics, which may have lead to patients not having been asked about resuscitation decisions

Age, gender, resuscitation decision, ICD codes

Time frame: During stay at ED (range: <1 hour until 31 days)

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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