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Modernising Medical Microbiology and Big Infection Diagnostics

Home > Research Themes Overview > Modernising Medical Microbiology and Big Infection Diagnostics > Infections in Oxfordshire Research Database > IORD Projects > The impact of patients presenting with fever on Emergency Department and Hospital performance in Oxfordshire

IORD Project

The impact of patients presenting with fever on Emergency Department and Hospital performance in Oxfordshire

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IORD category: Electronic Health Records
Chief Investigator: Prof Tim Peto
Sponsor: OUH
Research location: Oxford University
Approval date: 07 Nov 2018

Fever is an important sign of infection and can be used to work out how to manage patients after they arrive at a hospital Emergency Department (ED) (called a “care pathway”). Often, patients with fever need specific tests or may even be admitted to hospital straightaway (for example if sepsis is suspected; severe infections responsible for approximately 44,000 annual deaths in the UK). Whilst we know that it is essential to correctly select a care pathway and treat fever to improve outcomes, the way that responding to suspected diagnoses affects the ability of hospitals to care for other attending or admitted patients has not been investigated.

Limits imposed by current care pathways for patients presenting with fever are likely to cause congestion within the ED and wider hospital due to delays associated with bed availability. In turn, operational inefficiencies are likely to lead to worse patient outcomes. In this study we will run a controlled analysis to determine the impact that patients with fever have on the operational ability of Oxfordshire hospitals to provide efficient and effective care, using outcomes such as mortality and timely care metrics, so that we can determine ways to better manage patients in future.

See publications: Improving patient flow during infectious disease outbreaks using machine learning for real-time prediction of patient readiness for discharge.
Hospital admission location prediction via deep interpretable networks for the year-round improvement of emergency patient care.

Modernising Medical Microbiology and Big Infection Diagnostics

  • Modernising Medical Microbiology and Big Infection Diagnostics
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