Impact of Immediate Point-of-Care Ultrasound on Patients With Cardiopulmonary Symptoms in the Emergency Department
| Status: | Recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Angina, Cardiology, Hospital, Pulmonary |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Cardiology / Vascular Diseases, Pulmonary / Respiratory Diseases, Other |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - Any |
| Updated: | 1/11/2018 |
| Start Date: | July 2016 |
| End Date: | September 2018 |
| Contact: | Nancy Huynh |
| Email: | nancy.huynh@yale.edu |
| Phone: | 617-771-0492 |
The purpose of the proposed research is to examine whether incorporating point-of-care
ultrasound (POCUS) early in diagnostic work-up of cardiopulmonary complaints will affect
diagnosis, time to condition-specific intervention, and ultimately patient outcomes compared
to usual care.
ultrasound (POCUS) early in diagnostic work-up of cardiopulmonary complaints will affect
diagnosis, time to condition-specific intervention, and ultimately patient outcomes compared
to usual care.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Chief complaint of chest pain, dyspnea (either sudden onset or increased severity of
chronic dyspnea), syncope, or hypotension (systolic blood pressure <100 or shock index
[heart rate divided by systolic blood pressure] >1)
Exclusion Criteria:
- <18 years old
- Prisoner or ward of the state
- Trauma
- High acuity requiring treatment in resuscitation room
- Obvious cause of symptoms (e.g. acute GI bleed causing hypotension)
- Any form of "do not resuscitate" (DNR) order
- Roomed in hall of emergency department (location not amenable to ultrasound protocol)
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20 York St, N20 York St,
New Haven, Connecticut 06520
New Haven, Connecticut 06520
(203) 688-4242
Principal Investigator: Christopher Moore, MD
Phone: 617-771-0492
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