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ArticleContemporary clinical trials communications2017

Factors predisposing nursing home resident to inappropriate transfer to emergency department. The FINE study protocol.

Amélie Perrin, Neda Tavassoli, Céline Mathieu, Sophie Hermabessière, Mathieu Houles, Cécile McCambridge, Elodie Magre, Sophie Fernandez, Anne Caquelard, Sandrine Charpentier and 10 more

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Article in Contemporary clinical trials communications, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02677272 (Factors Predisposing to Inappropriate Transfers of Nursing Home Residents to Emergency Departments), which is not on this map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Factors Predisposing to Inappropriate Transfers of Nursing Home Residents to Emergency Departments

TypeobservationalSponsorUniversity Hospital, ToulouseRan2016 to 2018Enrolled1,040ConditionsFrail ElderlyArmsAppropriateness of NH resident's transfer to ED
3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

20 authors.

Amélie PerrinGérontopôle, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse, Toulouse, France.
Neda TavassoliGérontopôle, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse, Toulouse, France.
Céline MathieuGérontopôle, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse, Toulouse, France.
Sophie HermabessièreGérontopôle, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse, Toulouse, France.
Mathieu HoulesGérontopôle, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse, Toulouse, France.
Cécile McCambridgeGérontopôle, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse, Toulouse, France.
Elodie MagreGérontopôle, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse, Toulouse, France.
Sophie FernandezPôle Médecine D'Urgence, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse, Toulouse, France.
Anne CaquelardPôle Médecine D'Urgence, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse, Toulouse, France.
Sandrine CharpentierPôle Médecine D'Urgence, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse, Toulouse, France.
Dominique LauquePôle Médecine D'Urgence, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse, Toulouse, France.
Olivier AzemaObservatoire Régional des Urgences de Midi-Pyrénées (ORU-MiP), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse, Toulouse, France.
Serge BismuthDépartement Universitaire de Médecine Générale (DUMG), Université de Toulouse III, Toulouse, France.
Bruno ChicoulaaDépartement Universitaire de Médecine Générale (DUMG), Université de Toulouse III, Toulouse, France.
Stéphane OustricUMR 1027, INSERM - Université de Toulouse III, Toulouse, France.
Nadège CostaUMR 1027, INSERM - Université de Toulouse III, Toulouse, France.
Laurent MolinierUMR 1027, INSERM - Université de Toulouse III, Toulouse, France.
Bruno VellasGérontopôle, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse, Toulouse, France.
Emilie BérardUMR 1027, INSERM - Université de Toulouse III, Toulouse, France.
Yves RollandGérontopôle, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse, Toulouse, France.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEach year, around one out of two nursing home (NH) residents are hospitalized in France, and about half to the emergency department (ED). These transfers are frequently inappropriate. This paper describes the protocol of the FINE study. The first aim of this study is to identify the factors associated with inappropriate transfers to ED. METHODS/

designFINE is a case-control observational study. Sixteen hospitals participate. Inclusion period lasts 7 days per season in each center for a total period of inclusion of one year. All the NH residents admitted in ED during these periods are included. Data are collected in 4 times: before transfer in the NH, at the ED, in hospital wards in case of patient's hospitalization and at the patient's return to NH. The appropriateness of ED transfers (i.e. case versus control NH residents) is determined by a multidisciplinary team of experts.

resultsOur primary objective is to determine the factors predisposing NH residents to inappropriate transfer to ED. Our secondary objectives are to assess the cost of the transfers to ED; study the evolution of NH residents' functional status and the psychotropic and inappropriate drugs prescription between before and after the transfer; calculate the prevalence of potentially avoidable transfers to ED; and identify the factors predisposing NH residents to potentially avoidable transfer to ED. DISCUSSION: A better understanding of the determinant factors of inappropriate transfers to ED of NH residents may lead to proposals of recommendations of better practice in NH and would allow implementing quality improvement programs in the health organization.

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Appropriateness of transferEmergency department transferInappropriate hospitalizationInappropriate transferNursing home residentPotentially avoidable transfer

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PMID29696189
PMCPMC5898573

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