Trial Information
Lung Ultrasound for Acute Dyspnea in Emergency Department - Prospective Multicenter Study on Accuracy, Reproducibility, and Diagnostic Impact of Lung Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Patients With Dyspnea in the Emergency Department
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients had to present to the ED with a principal complaint of shortness of breath,
deļ¬ned as either the sudden onset of dyspnea with no history of chronic dyspnea or an
increase in the severity of chronic dyspnea in the last 48 hours;
- Presence of an emergency physician with lung US experience at the time of enrollment;
- US examination within 30 minutes after the start of the clinical evaluation.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Dyspnea cases clearly due to neither cardiogenic nor respiratory etiology will
considered not eligible.
Type of Study:
Observational
Study Design:
Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Prospective
Principal Investigator
Emanuele Pivetta
Investigator Role:
Principal Investigator
Investigator Affiliation:
Cancer Epidemiology Unit - University of Turin
Authority:
Italy: Ethics Committee
Study ID:
CEU-UTurin-001
NCT ID:
NCT01287429
Start Date:
October 2010
Completion Date:
October 2012
Related Keywords:
- Dyspnea
- Congestive Heart Failure
- Ultrasonography
- Dyspnea
- Emergencies
- Heart Failure