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Added Diagnostic Value of Point of Care Ultrasound in Acute Dyspnea
Sponsor: Region Skane
Summary
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 studies POCUS is performed by physicians highly experienced in ultrasound and often studies have focused only on one or few diagnoses. The aim of this study is to compare the diagnostic accuracy of different diagnosis in dyspnoeic patients before and after a ED physician with limited training applies POCUS.
Official title: Added Diagnostic Value of Point of Care Ultrasound in Acute Dyspnea: a Prospective Observational Study
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
160
Start Date
2023-03-09
Completion Date
2026-03-28
Last Updated
2025-07-16
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Point of care Ultrasound according to study protocol
An emergency medicine specialist or resident will according to a structured protocol perform a structured ultrasound examination of the heart, the inferior vena cava and the lungs.
Locations (2)
Department of Emergency Medicine, Helsingborg Hospital
Helsingborg, Skåne County, Sweden
Department of Emergency Medicine, Skåne University Hospital
Lund, Skåne County, Sweden