Status:
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Pattern and Outcome of Children Admitted in Emergency Unit of Assuit Children University Hospital Hospital
Lead Sponsor:
Assiut University
Conditions:
Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Eligibility:
All Genders
28-18 years
Brief Summary
In the present work, we aim to 1. Describe the pattern of patients admitted to Emergency unite at Assiut University Child Hospital (AUCH) and classify them according to age ,distribution ,most common...
Detailed Description
Emergency department (ED) is the essential and important front line of medical care provided by the hospital. Child mortality rates remain high globally; mortality rate is a reflection of the severity...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- All patients from 28 day till 18 years who will be admitted to emergency unite at (AUCH) during duration of the study,data of the patients will be collected in the form of :
- Full history taking:
- Personal history: (age, sex, gestational age), residence and socioeconomic status.
- Cause of admission and clinical characteristic of patients (medical or surgical condition).
- Triage and acuity : rapidly screening of sick children in order to identify: • those with emergency signs, who require immediate emergency treatment; • those with priority signs, who are at higher risk of dying.
- These children should be assessed without unnecessary delay. • non-urgent cases, who have neither emergency nor priority signs. Emergency signs include: obstructed or absent breathing, severe respiratory distress, central cyanosis, signs of shock, coma, convulsions, signs of severe dehydration . The priority signs include: any sick child aged \< 2 months, very high temperature, severe pallor, history of poisoning, severe pain, restless or continuously irritable, edema of both feet
- Associated symptoms of different systems involved.
- Provisional diagnosis.
- 1 st admission or not
- Referring center , time and seasonal variation to detect most peak area and months
- Fate
- Complete physical examination: Including body temperature , respiratory rate, heart rate, pallor, weight loss, and evidence of dehydration. Chest, cardiac , abdominal and neurological examination.
- Investigations and Imaging: Initial investigations for all cases: 1. Pulse oximetry. 2. Complete blood count. 3. Electrolytes. 4. Kidney function test. 5. Random blood glucose 6. Other investigations ordered for certain cases according to clinical manifestation \& previous findings \> Lines of treatment will be recorded
- Patients will be followed during their stay in ER and till discharge patient to home or refer him to specific unit in pediatric hospital with monitoring of factors affecting their prognosis.
Exclusion
- Neonates
- patients which their age are more than 18 years
- Patients which have recent trauma
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2025
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
January 1 2027
Estimated Enrollment :
93 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06577207
Start Date
January 1 2025
End Date
January 1 2027
Last Update
September 3 2024
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