Referral of Patients With Biological Abnormalities to an Emergency Department

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Conditions studied: Biological Abnormality, Emergency Department Visit, General Practitioner

In brief

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.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07405996

Run by

Centre Hospitalier Régional Metz-Thionville

People needed

5000

Starts

2026-02-01

Expected to finish

2027-02-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-02-12

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Any patient presenting at an emergency department participating in the IOA (nurse coordinating reception) system with the reason for referral "Abnormal laboratory results.

You may not qualify if…

• minor patients (<18 years old)
• expression of the patient's opposition to the collection of data relating to their hospital stay.

Where it is running

• CHR Metz-Thionville — Metz, France, France

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