Diagnostic Value of Arterial Blood Gas Analysis in Prehospital Patients (ABL)

Odense University Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Unconscious (Psychology)

Treatments: Other: With arterial blood gas, parameters not being normal can be corrected

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03006692

ABL Laegebil Odense

Details and patient eligibility

About

In the anesthesiologist-manned mobile emergency car unit an analyzing device for blood gas testing is present since 2014. This study will determine if a prehospital arterial blood gas helps the doctor to make more precise diagnosis prehospitally. Furthermore it will be determined if the doctors find this device helpful in assessing and treating patients with affected consciousness.

Enrollment: 300 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• GCS < 13

Exclusion criteria

• Pregnant or breastfeeding
• detained or imprisoned patient

Trial design

300 participants in 2 patient groups

Take arterial blood gas

Description:

Patients with impaired consciousness are randomised into having analysed a arterial blood gas.

Treatment:

Other: With arterial blood gas, parameters not being normal can be corrected

Do not take arterial blood gas

Description:

Patients with impaired consciousness are randomised into not having analysed a arterial blood gas.