Analysis of Emergency Department (ED) Volumes During Natural Disasters

The University of Texas System (UT)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Carbon Monoxide Poisoning; Dialysis; Trauma Related Injuries

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01059981

HSC-MS-08-0656

Details and patient eligibility

About

The 'Analysis of Emergency Department Volumes during Natural Disasters' retrospective study focuses on three specified populations including dialysis patients, trauma patients, and patients poisoned by carbon monoxide. These three populations have one commonality - hurricanes, ie. natural disasters, which is the exposure. Causal associations and significant correlations will be explored in all three subgroups.

Enrollment: 1,000 estimated patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients with carbon monoxide poisoning in addition to trauma and dialysis patients admitted to the Memorial Hermann Health System's (MHHS) Emergency Department (ED) 1 week pre- and post-Hurricane Ike's landfall to the City of Houston, which was September 12, 2008.

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with the specified conditions that were not admitted during the time interval allotted.

Trial design

1,000 participants in 3 patient groups

1

Description:

Dialysis patients

2

Description:

Trauma patients

3

Description:

Patients with carbon monoxide poisoning