Does Implementing a Urinanylsis Protocol Based on Symptoms Decrease Length of Stay in the Emergency Department?
Status: | Withdrawn |
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Conditions: | Other Indications, Infectious Disease, Hospital, Urology, Urinary Tract Infections |
Therapuetic Areas: | Immunology / Infectious Diseases, Nephrology / Urology, Other |
Healthy: | No |
Age Range: | 16 - 65 |
Updated: | 5/14/2016 |
Start Date: | February 2008 |
End Date: | February 2009 |
A Randomized Controlled Trial Showing the Effect of Patient Lenght of Stay in the Emergency Department Through Utilizing a Urinalysis Nursing Protocol.
The implementation of nursing urinanlysis protocols based off of symptoms of urinary
infections will significantly decrease the length of a patient's stay in the Emergency
Department.
infections will significantly decrease the length of a patient's stay in the Emergency
Department.
Inclusion Criteria:
- patients between 16 and 65 years of age complaining of any of the following: dysuria,
hematuria, urinary frequency, urinary urgency
Exclusion Criteria:
- any person less than 16 or greater than 65 years of age, history of kidney disease or
transplant, foley catherization within the last 30 days, on immuno-suppresent and/or
receiving chemotherapy
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