The PAINTED Study
Pandemic Influenza Triage in the Emergency Department
Funded by the National Institute for Health Research
Research objectives
We aim to identify the most accurate triage method for predicting severe illness among patients attending the emergency department with suspected pandemic influenza.
Our specific objectives are:
1. To determine the discriminant value of emergency department triage methods for predicting severe illness in patients
presenting with suspected pandemic influenza
2. To determine the discriminant value of presenting clinical characteristics and routine tests for identifying severe illness
3. To determine the independent predictive value of presenting clinical characteristics and routine tests for severe illness
4. To develop two new triage methods based upon
(a) presenting clinical characteristics alone and
(b) presenting clinical characteristics, electrocardiogram (ECG), chest X-ray and routine blood test results
Project Management Team
| Name | Site | Role | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professor Steve Goodacre | ScHARR | Chief Investigator | +44 (0)114 222 0842 | s.goodacre@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Professor Mike Campbell | ScHARR | Statistician | +44 (0)114 222 0839 | m.j.campbell@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Dr Andrew Lee | ScHARR | Public Health Expertise | +44 (0)114 222 0872 | andrew.lee@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Richard Wilson | ScHARR | Project Manager | +44 (0)114 222 0772 | r.w.wilson@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Holly Milligan | ScHARR | Research Assistant | +44 (0)114 222 6127 | h.j.milligan@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Kathryn Paulucy | ScHARR | Administrator | +44 (0)114 222 0763 | k.paulucy@sheffield.ac.uk |
Co Investigators
| Name | Site | Role | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Kirsty Challen | ScHARR | Expert in Pandemic Emergency Planning | kirstychallen@hotmail.com | |
| Dr Andrew Bentley | University Hospital of South Manchester | Critical Care Expertise | +44 (0)161 291 6420 | andrew.bentley@manchester.ac.uk |
| Dr Darren Walter | University Hospital of South Manchester | Expert in Pandemic Emergency Planning | +44 (0)161 291 6047 | darren.walter@manchester.ac.uk |
| Dr Ian Maconochie | St Mary's Hospital, London | Expert in Paediatric Emergency Medicine | +44 (0)207 886 6139 | i.maconochie@imperial.ac.uk |
| Dr Chris Fitzsimmons | Sheffield Children's Hospital | Expert in Paediatric Emergency Medicine | +44 (0)114 271 7431 | chris.fitzsimmons@sch.nhs.net |