tility of fundus photography versus ophthalmoscopy in Australian emergency department settings

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Headache; Visual disturbance; Neurological disturbance; Severe hypertension; Emergency medicine - Other emergency care; Neurological - Other neurological disorders; Eye - Diseases / disorders of the eye

• Registration Number: ACTRN12619000767101
• Lead Sponsor: Discipline of Clinical Ophthalmology & Eye Health, Faculty of Medicine & Health, University of Sydney

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2018-01-18
• Study Start: 2019-05-22
• Last Update Posted: 7 June 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 942

Inclusion Criteria

Patients presenting to ED Monday-Friday between the hours of 8am - 5pm with:
*Headache
*New neurological disturbance (defined as motor and/or sensory deficits, speech impairment or dizziness)
*Visual disturbance
*Severe hypertension (defined as diastolic blood pressure greater than 120mmHg)

Exclusion Criteria

* Unable to give informed consent: normal guardianship consent hospital regulations will be followed
* Medically unstable: once immediate care is provided and the patient is deemed medically stable, inclusion may be considered
* Self-discharge from ED prior to medical review

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Period prevalence of fundus pathology amongst patients presenting to ED with any of the four entry criteria[Eight weeks]