Referral of Patients With Biological Abnormalities to an Emergency Department
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In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- This is an observational study: the protocol does not assign a study treatment.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Biological Abnormality, Emergency Department Visit, General Practitioner. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- France
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Referral of Patients With Biological Abnormalities to an Emergency Department : ORA
Overview
Biological testing is an essential part of general medical practice and plays a role in 60% to 70% of diagnoses. 68.5% of prescriptions are written by general practitioners, and one in seven general medical consultations ends with a prescription for biological testing. The study of patient trajectories is a recent emerging topic in the literature, encompassing general concepts. The angle most often taken is medico-economic and focused on specific chronic conditions such as diabetes, cancer, or cardiovascular disease. To our knowledge, there are a number of referrals to emergency departments by general practitioners for patients with biological abnormalities. However, to our knowledge, no study to date has attempted to quantify these specific referrals.
Detailed description
want to establish a register of biological anomaly referrals by general practitioners to emergency departments. This study will enable us to estimate the number of patients whose referral could have been handled differently, allowing us to develop dedicated care pathways, specialized training in outpatient settings, or targeted communications, ultimately leading to better patient referral and reducing inappropriate use of emergency services.
Primary outcome measures
- Type of biological abnormality and severity level [Time frame: Immediately upon admission to the emergency room]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Any patient presenting at an emergency department participating in the IOA (nurse coordinating reception) system with the reason for referral "Abnormal laboratory results.
Exclusion criteria
- minor patients (<18 years old)
- expression of the patient's opposition to the collection of data relating to their hospital stay.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Observational model
- Other
Study locations
France · 1 center
- CHR Metz-Thionville — Metz
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07405996 · 2025-06-Obs-CHRMT