Ultrasonography of Chest Versus Pulmonary Artery CT Angiography in Patients With Symptoms and Signs in Favor of PTE

• Conditions: Pulmonary Thromboembolism
• Interventions: Other: Pulmonary artery CT Angiography; Other: Emergency Bedside Ultrasonography of chest

• Registration Number: NCT01558206
• Lead Sponsor: Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

In this study the investigators compare the diagnostic validity of Bedside Ultrasonography of chest and Pulmonary artery CT Angiography in the patients who came to Emergency Department of Alzahra General Hospital from 1 may 2012 to 1 October 2012 with respiratory symptoms and signs in favor of Pulmonary Thromboemboli (PTE).

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2012-03
• Study Start: 2012-03
• Study First Submitted: 2012-03-08
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-03-16
• Last Update Submitted: 2012-03-16
• Study First Posted: 2012-03-20
• Last Update Posted: 2012-03-20
• Primary Completion: 2012-11
• Study Completion: 2012-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 76

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients with signs or symptoms in favor of PTE who come to Emergency department of Alzahra General Hospital.

Exclusion Criteria

• previous history of Allergy to IV contrast
• Serum creatinin more than 1.8
• patients that will not agree to participate in the study.
• pregnancy
• Body weight more than 120 kg

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Patients with impression of PTE	Pulmonary artery CT Angiography	Those with signs and symptoms in favor of pulmonary thromboembolism.
Patients with impression of PTE	Emergency Bedside Ultrasonography of chest	Those with signs and symptoms in favor of pulmonary thromboembolism.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Emergency Ultrasonography findings in patients with signs and symptoms in favor of PTE.	Within 1 hour of admission	Comparing the Emergency Bedside Ultrasonography findings in PTE with pulmonary CT Angiography findings.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pulmonary CT Angiography findings in patients with signs and symptoms in favor of PTE.	Within 24 hours of admission

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Emergency Department of alzahra General Hospital, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences; 🇮🇷 Isfahan, Iran, Islamic Republic of