Management and Outcome of Fever in Children in Europe

Imperial College London38,480 enrolled

Overview

This is an observational study assessing the management and outcome of children presenting to Emergency Departments (ED) with fever across Europe.

This is an observational study assessing the management and outcome of children presenting to Emergency Departments (ED) with fever across Europe. This study will use large departmental datasets to collect information on at least 50,000 febrile episodes . This study will use large-scale, pseudo-anonymized departmental data, and will not involve consented patient recruitment; nor will it use patient samples. Data included in MOFICHE will be based on that collected as part of routine clinical care. Antibiotic prescription, hospitalisation and number/type of investigations, re-attendance at ED within 5 days of the first hospital presentation will be recorded.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

38,480

Conditions

Antibiotic Prescription

Interventions

antibiotic prescriptionOTHER

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMax age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * aged 0- 18 years visiting the emergency care. * fever measured at ED or history of (measured) fever less than 3 consecutive days prior to presentation at emergency department Exclusion Criteria: \-

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Antibiotic prescription

number of antibiotic prescriptions

Time frame: one year

hospitalization

number of children requiring admission to hospital

Time frame: one year

Number of investigations

number of investigations

Time frame: one year

Number of children re-attending within 5 days of the first hospital presentation.

Number of re-attendance

Time frame: one year

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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