Live Stream of Prehospital point-of Care Ultrasound During Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Medical University of Vienna

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; Echocardiography; Ultrasound

Treatments: Other: Point-of-care ultrasound with tele-supervision

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04817475

2410/2020

Details and patient eligibility

About

Background: Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has been suggested as a useful tool in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) for diagnosis and treatment of reversible causes. However, in prehospital emergency medicine performing ultrasound and the translation of the findings can be challenging. As new prehospital ultrasound devices offer the possibility for remote supervision, the impact of tele-supervision on the performance of POCUS during OHCA is unclear.

Aims: This prospective observational study aims to evaluate if POCUS with tele-supervision can be performed during CPR without any additional hands-off periods longer than 5 seconds.

Methods: In total 30 patients with OHCA, where POCUS is considered, will be included in this study.

Enrollment: 44 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Patients with prehospital cardiac arrest, where POCUS is considered during cardiac pulmonary resuscitation, will be included.

Exclusion criteria

• under the age of 18,
• if POCUS is not considered or if POCUS will lead to a delay of live-saving treatment or transportation.
• pregnant patients
• patients with a body-mass-index (BMI) above 35 kg/m2

Trial design

44 participants in 1 patient group

Point-of-care ultrasound with tele-supervision

Description:

Point-of-care ultrasound of patients with a out-of-hospital cardiac arrest will be performed with tele-supervision.

Treatment:

Other: Point-of-care ultrasound with tele-supervision