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Automated Early Warning Scoring on Surgical Normal Wards

NCT03461133 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 3827

Last updated 2018-03-09

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Establishment of early warning systems in hospitals was strongly recommended in recent guidelines to detect deteriorating patients early and direct them to adequate care. Upon meeting of predefined trigger criteria Medical Emergency Teams (MET) should be directed to these patients. The present study analyses the effect of introduction of an automated early warning and trigger system on two peripheral wards hosting a highly complex surgical patient cohort.

Conditions

  • Safety Issues
  • Emergencies

Interventions

OTHER

Intervention

The emergency notification system is linked to a paging system to the surgeon in charge and to the Hospital Medical Emergency Team. Depending on individual Multiparameter Early Warning Score communication protocols are activated.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Axel R. Heller, MD · University Hospital Dresden, GERMANY

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-01-31
Primary Completion
2017-06-30
Completion
2018-02-28

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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