Blue Protocol Assessment

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens

Status: Completed

Conditions: Emergencies; Dyspnea

Treatments: Procedure: lung ultrasound

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04223297

PI2019_843_0046

Details and patient eligibility

About

Acute dyspnea is a common disease in emergency medicine. Mortality remains high is estimated at 15%. One third of initial diagnoses before paraclinical examination are estimated to be inaccurate. Lung ultrasound is a quick and immediate examination. Also, it is provided and performed at the bedside. The " Blue protocol " was designed by Daniel A. Lichtenstein as a diagnostic aid in dyspneic patients. It allows to obtain a diagnostic in more than 90% of acute dyspnea. However there is no validation in emergency medicine.

The main purpose is to evaluate the interest of the " Blue protocol "in the management and orientation of the dyspneic patient

Enrollment: 115 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• age over 18 years
• dyspneic patient requiring management by an emergency physician
• information given and no patient opposition.

Exclusion criteria

• patient under a legal protection measure
• lack of social security