Added Diagnostic Value of Point of Care Ultrasound in Acute Dyspnea
Recruiting
Observational Study
Dyspnea
Hypoxia
No Study Drug
Researchers observe your health over time — no experimental treatment is given.
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 and older
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Observational
- Participants needed
- 160 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Region Skane · Other
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About This Trial
Dyspnea is a common diagnostic challenge in the Emergency Department (ED). Delay in diagnosis will increase time to correct treatment and could impact outcome. Previous studies have shown excellent diagnostic performance of point of care ultrasound (POCUS) to detect and differentiate between several important diagnosis (e.g heart failure and pneumonia) in patients with dyspnea. However, in most st…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
Adult patients presenting to the Emergency Department within the highest or second highest triage category and any of the following
* Presenting with shortness of breath
* Oxygen saturation less than 90 % on room air
* Respiratory rate more than 25 breaths per minute and oxygen…
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