Missed Serious Medical Illness in Psychiatric Patients Seen in an Academic Emergency Department

London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's2,200 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence, etiology, and timing of missed Serious Medical Illness (SMI) in patients referred to adult psychiatry by emergency physicians, as well as to determine admission rates for SMI soon after discharge from an inpatient psychiatry admission.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

2,200

Conditions

Psychiatric Patients, Serious Medical Illness

Interventions

admission to non-psychiatric serviceOTHER

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * All patients greater than or equal to 18 years of age presenting to London Health Sciences Centre, Victoria Hospital emergency department between October 1, 2014 - July 31, 2015 who were referred to adult psychiatry by the emergency physician. Exclusion Criteria: * None

Locations (1)

Victoria site, London Health Sciences Centre

London, Ontario, Canada

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

number of referrals to medical/surgical consult services within 14 days of psychiatric referral

Time frame: 10 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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