Point-of-care Ultrasound in Prehospital Dyspnea

University of Aarhus

Status: Completed

Conditions: Dyspnea

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: Point-of-care ultrasound

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03905460

POC Ultrasound

Details and patient eligibility

About

Point-of-care ultrasound in patients with dyspnoea has been shown to alter patient treatment and the time to correct treatment when performed in emergency departments. In Denmark, physician-staffed ambulances are sent to citizens with severe ABCD symptoms including dyspnoea. Hence, there is a potential for correct diagnostics and appropriate treatment already in the citizens' own home or en route to the hospital. This study aims to evaluate the clinical performance of prehospital point-of-care ultrasound in patients with dyspnoea.

Enrollment: 219 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• age >/= 18 years
• dyspnea as a dominating complaint At least one of
• respiratory frequency >25/minute
• oxygen saturation < 95%
• oxygen therapy initiated

Exclusion criteria

• trama patients
• prior enrollment