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Added Diagnostic Value of Point of Care Ultrasound in Acute Dyspnea
Led by Region Skane · Updated on 2025-07-16
160
Participants Needed
2
Research Sites
159 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
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.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Added Diagnostic Value of Point of Care Ultrasound in Acute Dyspnea
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Adult patients presenting to the Emergency Department within the highest or second highest triage category
- Presenting with shortness of breath
- Oxygen saturation less than 90% on room air
- Respiratory rate more than 25 breaths per minute and oxygen saturation less than 95% on room air
You will not qualify if you...
- Participation in the study would delay urgent medical interventions
- Patient is discharged from the Emergency Department without hospital admission
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 2 locations
1
Department of Emergency Medicine, Helsingborg Hospital
Helsingborg, Skåne County, Sweden
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2
Department of Emergency Medicine, Skåne University Hospital
Lund, Skåne County, Sweden
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Research Team
J
Jakob Lundager Forberg, PhD,MD
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Masking
N/A
Allocation
N/A
Model
N/A
Primary Purpose
N/A
Number of Arms
0
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