Refining and Testing the Diagnostic Accuracy of PAT-POPS

Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust80,000 enrolled

Overview

Increasing attendances by children (aged 0-16 years) at UK emergency departments (EDs) is putting pressure on the National Health Service (NHS). Health professionals make complex judgements on whether children attending EDs can be sent home safely or require admission. The Pennine Acute Hospitals (PAT) Paediatric Observation Priority Score (PAT-POPS) was developed as an ED-specific screening tool for this purpose. A preliminary study showed it to be a potentially effective tool for deciding admission of children from the ED. Therefore, the focus of this study is to refine the original screening tool.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

80,000

Conditions

Pediatric ALL

Interventions

PAT-POPSDIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Emergency Department-specific screening tool

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMax age: 16 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Children and young people aged 0-16 years of age who attend the Emergency Department Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who are confirmed dead on arrival at the Emergency Department * Patients who attend the Emergency Department in cardio-respiratory arrest

Locations (3)

Fairfield General Hospital

Bury, United Kingdom

RECRUITING

The Royal Oldham Hospital

Oldham, United Kingdom

RECRUITING

Rochdale Infirmary

Rochdale, United Kingdom

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Admission or discharge

Time frame: 12 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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