Refining and Testing the Diagnostic Accuracy of PAT-POPS

Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Pediatric ALL

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: PAT-POPS

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03494998

213469

Details and patient eligibility

About

Increasing attendances by children (aged 0-16 years) at UK emergency departments (EDs) is putting pressure on the National Health Service (NHS). Health professionals make complex judgements on whether children attending EDs can be sent home safely or require admission. The Pennine Acute Hospitals (PAT) Paediatric Observation Priority Score (PAT-POPS) was developed as an ED-specific screening tool for this purpose. A preliminary study showed it to be a potentially effective tool for deciding admission of children from the ED. Therefore, the focus of this study is to refine the original screening tool.

Enrollment: 80,000 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: Under 16 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Children and young people aged 0-16 years of age who attend the Emergency Department

Exclusion criteria

• Patients who are confirmed dead on arrival at the Emergency Department
• Patients who attend the Emergency Department in cardio-respiratory arrest

Trial design

80,000 participants in 1 patient group

Children and young people

Description:

Aged 0-16 years

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: PAT-POPS