Evaluation of the COVID-19 Infection Response in Patients Admitted to the Emergency Department for Dyspnea (EPRICOD)

Toulouse University Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Emergencies

Treatments: Other: RECOP unit patient

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04422587

RC31/20/0149

Details and patient eligibility

About

This research aims to improve our knowledge of the epidemiology of patients consulting in the COvid-19 Possible REspiratory Units (RECOP unit). Indeed, the epidemic linked to COVID-19 affects France and impacts its health system. The reception of all intermediate patients will be on the Emergency Structures (SU). Indeed, the French healthcare system centralizes unscheduled urgent care on the ER. The aspecific respiratory symptomatology in "intermediate" patients indicates them all the more at an admission to SU or the diagnostic approach to respiratory difficulty may be carried out.

A central issue of this diagnostic strategy will be to be rapid, since the diagnosis will have to be made in the context of significant flows, with a need to quickly refer patients to the most suitable downstream service, while limiting the risk contamination of caregivers and vulnerable patients if a COVID-19 + patient is admitted to an unsuitable service. However, virological tests do not currently allow rapid results for COVID-19.

Research project of investigatory aims to develop a predictive model of the risk of being COVID-19 positive for patients admitted to the emergency room for acute dyspnea.

Enrollment: 1,860 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 15+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• All patients over 15 years admitted to the RECOP unit for dyspnea

Exclusion criteria

• Patient admitted to shock for respiratory distress requiring immediate respiratory support.
• Patient under justice safeguard

Trial design

1,860 participants in 1 patient group

RECOP unit patient

Description:

All patients admit in RECOP unit for dyspnea can be included in this study if patient is agree. Then, doctor collects demographic variables, the usual history and treatments, the characteristics of the episode (symptomatology, evolution, treatment taken) and the data from the initial clinical examination will be identified.

Treatment:

Other: RECOP unit patient