Status:
WITHDRAWN
Live Stream of Prehospital point-of Care Ultrasound by Air Rescue Physicians
Lead Sponsor:
Medical University of Vienna
Conditions:
Echocardiography
Telemedicine
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
Background: Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has been suggested as a useful tool in emergency medicine for diagnosis and treatment of reversible causes. However, in prehospital setting performing ultr...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Critically ill patients suffering from acute dyspnoea, circulatory failure or trauma will be included.
- Patients with acute dyspnoea will be included, if they show at least one of the two following signs of respiratory failure:
- Respiratory rate \> 20 breaths per minute
- Peripheral oxygen saturation without oxygen supplementation \< 90%
- Patients with acute circulatory failure will be included, if they show at least one of the following signs:
- Hypotension (systolic blood pressure \<90mmHg)
- Altered tissue perfusion (cold, clammy, mottling skin or altered mental status)
- Trauma patients will be included, if at least one cause is suspected:
- Intraabdominal fluid
- Intrathoracic free fluid
- Pneumothorax
Exclusion
- age under 18
- if POCUS will lead to a delay of live-saving treatment or transportation
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2021
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 31 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04810520
Start Date
November 1 2021
End Date
December 31 2022
Last Update
January 10 2023
Active Locations (1)
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Medical University of Vienna, Department of Anaesthesia & General Intensive Care
Vienna, Austria, 1090