Performance Evaluation of Clinical Ultrasound in Management of Acute Pulmonary Edema in Elderly Patient (ECHOP)

Toulouse University Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Respiratory Distress Syndrome; Pulmonary Edema

Treatments: Device: Strategy with lung ultrasound

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02638350

RC31/14/7423

Details and patient eligibility

About

The main objective is to assess the validation of the diagnosis early acute pulmonary edema in elderly patients with acute respiratory distress, admitted in a host of vital emergency services by lung ultrasound associated with the measurement of the inferior vena cava.

Enrollment: 123 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patient with compatible episode with acute edema (tachypnea with respiratory rate> 25/min and/or oxygen saturation on room air <90%, auscultation, dyspnea, sudden onset of symptoms)

Exclusion criteria

• Vital signs of distress requiring intubation tracheal immediately
• Myocardial infarction lower seat with extension to the right ventricle, in the acute phase

Trial design

Primary purpose: Diagnostic

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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123 participants in 1 patient group

Intervention lung ultrasound

Experimental group

Description:

All patients will have strategy with lung ultrasoundlung ultrasound

Treatment:

Device: Strategy with lung ultrasound