Value of Transthoracic Ultrasonography (TTU) for Etiological Diagnosis of Acute Dyspnea: Cross Sectional Study
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Dyspnea
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
- Enrollment
- 143
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Differentiate between different etiologies of acute dyspnea
- Status
- Recruiting
- Last Updated
- 3 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
Evaluating the capability and efficiency of transthoracic ultrasound in attempting to identify the etiology of acute dyspnea.
Detailed Description
Acute dyspnea is a frequent challenge for physicians due to having multiple etiologies, leading to difficulty in establishing an accurate diagnosis. The presence of this symptom is already a predictor of increased mortality and a lot of investigations are required to differentiate between etiologies. Hence, prompt diagnosis is needed to streamline these patients' appropriate management and disposition from the ED. Transthoracic ultrasound has traditionally been used for the detection of pleural effusion and evaluation of the chest wall, but the indications have been expanded. The gold standard imaging technique for the majority of pulmonary disorders is high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT), but it has negatives which are: * hazard of ionizing radiation * high cost * being nonportable
Investigators
Ahmed Alaa Eldin Abd El Moniem
Principal Investigator
Assiut University
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Clinical history of acute dyspnea
Exclusion Criteria
- •Subcutaneous emphysema.
- •Patients with more than 24 h interval between HRCT and TTU.
- •Patients with poor-quality of TTU image.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Differentiate between different etiologies of acute dyspnea
Time Frame: Baseline
Analysis of ultrasound findings to differentiate between etiologies of acute dyspnea.
Secondary Outcomes
- Detect value of transthoracic ultrasound (TTU) in comparison to CT chest.(Baseline)