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Point-of-care ultrasound of optic nerve sheath diameter in suspected hypertensive emergency*

Conditions
swelling of the optic disc
very high bloodpressure
10007963
10057166
Registration Number
NL-OMON56796
Lead Sponsor
eids Universitair Medisch Centrum
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Pending
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
400
Inclusion Criteria

>= 18 years old
suspected hypertensive emergency

Exclusion Criteria

- Patients with preexisting optic nerve head changes such as glaucoma,
pre-existing retinal artery/vein occlusions or any other condition that makes
assessment of the fundi impossible.
- Primary neurological cause of hypertension: ischemic cerebrovascular incident

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational non invasive
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>The negative predictive value of ultrasonography of the ONSD for the diagnosis<br /><br>papilledema (grade 4 hypertensive retinopathy).</p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>- Diagnostic characteristics of the ultrasonographic presence of bulging<br /><br>of the optic nerve head, crescent sign and/or decrease of ONSD with lateral eye<br /><br>movement for the diagnosis of papilledema.<br /><br>- Diagnostic characteristics of ultrasonography of the ONSD for the diagnosis<br /><br>of hypertensive encephalopathy<br /><br>- Diagnostic characteristics of ultrasonography of the ONSD for the need of<br /><br>intravenously administered rapid blood lowering medications<br /><br>- To evaluate the role of the ONSD measurement in the assessment of patients<br /><br>with suspected hypertensive emergency<br /><br>- The agreement between funduscopy findings and non-mydriatic ocular fundus<br /><br>photography findings </p><br>
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