Effect of time taken to refer to CCOT for patients with a high NEWS v1
Research type
Research Study
Full title
In acute hospital patients with a National Early Warning Score of 7 or more does referral to Critical Care Outreach Teams impact on length of hospital stay, level of dependency, and survival to discharge from hospital?
IRAS ID
218394
Contact name
Sarah G Brooks
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Teesside University
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
R013/17, Teesside University Study reference
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 5 months, 28 days
Research summary
The researcher intends to consider routinely collected data for an alternative purpose. This is referred to as secondary data analysis.
For inpatients within an acute National Health Service (NHS) trust hospital physiological observations are routinely performed (blood pressure, pulse, respiratory rate, temperature, oxygen saturations and conscious level). Characteristics of these observations combine to create an aggregated score to aid recognition of deterioration by healthcare professionals. The scoring tool used by the said trust is the National Early Warning Score (NEWS).
Looking at patients that developed a high NEWS (7or more) the researcher will then explore if a referral to the trusts Critical Care Outreach Team (CCOT) occurred. CCOT have been developed to provide timely interventions for patients that are acutely ill and displaying signs of deterioration outside the critical care environment. The fundamental aim being that timely response prevents further deterioration and improves patient safety.
It is the researchers intention to see if both referral to CCOT, and the time taken to refer to CCOT,in patients with a NEWS of 7 or more effects outcome in the context of; a) Length of patient in hospital stay, b) level of stay dependency (where ward based stay is classed as level 1, high dependency unit stay classed as level 2, and intensive care unit stay classed as level 3), and c) survival to discharge from hospital.
The study will use previously collected data to provide new knowledge on a subject to improve patient care. Looking at a past sample of patients with a high NEWS score over the course of a year.REC name
Yorkshire & The Humber - South Yorkshire Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
17/YH/0075
Date of REC Opinion
6 Mar 2017
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion