Point-of-care Ultrasound in Prehospital Dyspnea: Game-changer or Gaming-gadgets?
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Dyspnea
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
- Enrollment
- 219
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Sensitivity for diagnosing heart failure
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 3 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
Point-of-care ultrasound in patients with dyspnoea has been shown to alter patient treatment and the time to correct treatment when performed in emergency departments. In Denmark, physician-staffed ambulances are sent to citizens with severe ABCD symptoms including dyspnoea. Hence, there is a potential for correct diagnostics and appropriate treatment already in the citizens' own home or en route to the hospital. This study aims to evaluate the clinical performance of prehospital point-of-care ultrasound in patients with dyspnoea.
Investigators
Morten Thingemann Bøtker
Associate Professor
University of Aarhus
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •age \>/= 18 years
- •dyspnea as a dominating complaint At least one of
- •respiratory frequency \>25/minute
- •oxygen saturation \< 95%
- •oxygen therapy initiated
Exclusion Criteria
- •trama patients
- •prior enrollment
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Sensitivity for diagnosing heart failure
Time Frame: From initial citizen contact to end of ultrasound examination within 15 minutes
Change in sensitivity for diagnosing heart failure when adding point-of-care ultrasound to the clinical examination
Secondary Outcomes
- Treatment changes in medicine caused by ultrasound examination(From initial citizen contact and within a time-span of 15 minutes)
- Sensitivity, clinical exam(From initial citizen contact and within a time-span of 15 minutes)
- Treatment changes in ventilation caused by ultrasound examination(From initial citizen contact and within a time-span of 15 minutes)
- Triage changes caused by ultrasound examination(From initial citizen contact and within a time-span of 60 minutes)
- Sensitivity, Ultrasound examination(From initial citizen contact and within a time-span of 15 minutes)