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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


N/A
18 Years
N/A
Not Enrolling
Both
Dyspnea, Congestive Heart Failure

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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

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