Analysis of Emergency Department (ED) Volumes During Natural Disasters

Completed

Conditions studied: Dialysis, Trauma Related Injuries, Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

In brief

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.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01059981

Run by

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

People needed

1000

Starts

2009-08-01

Expected to finish

2010-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2010-07-08

Who can join

Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 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.

You may not qualify if…

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

Where it is running

• Memorial Hermann Hospital - Medical Center — Houston, Texas, United States
• University of TX Health Science Center, Houston — Houston, Texas, United States

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