Incidence and outcomes of long QT on an acute medical ward
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Incidence & outcomes of long QTc in acute medical admissions
IRAS ID
179558
Contact name
Martin Whyte
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
King's College Hospital NHS Foundaion Trust
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 3 months, 31 days
Research summary
The QT interval is one of several measures made routinely from electrocardiogram (ECG). We will identify 1000 consecutive medical admissions to King's College Hospital, from January 2014, via internal data monitoring tools. ECGs taken (routinely) on these medical patients in the Accident and Emergency (A&E) department will be downloaded from the A&E secure intranet records. The ECG will be interpreted by 3 physicians, independently, to agree upon a specific ECG measurement (the QT interval). Patient data (age, gender, blood test results) and outcomes (hospital survival, length of stay, readmission rates) will be interpreted in relation to the presence or absence of 'long QT' on the admission ECG.
REC name
South Central - Hampshire B Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
17/SC/0020
Date of REC Opinion
11 Jan 2017
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion