Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Predicting Adverse Outcomes in Emergency Department Patients With Acute Pulmonary Embolism
WellSpan Health
250 participants
Sep 9, 2021
OBSERVATIONAL
Conditions
Summary
This study is an observational, prospective study examining the role point-of-care echocardiography of predicting short term adverse outcomes in emergency department patients with acute pulmonary embolism. The primary objective is to assess the diagnostic performance of ultrasound-guided measures of right ventricular dilation (RVD) and strain in predicting clinical outcomes in acute PE. The secondary objective is to investigate the utility of combining ultrasound-guided measures of RVD and the pulmonary embolism severity index (PESI) score in predicting adverse outcomes in acute PE.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria2
- Age >= 18 years of age
- ED diagnosis of acute pulmonary embolism with identification on CT imaging
Exclusion Criteria4
- Age <18 years of age
- Inability to provide informed consent
- Incarceration
- Current PE previously diagnosed prior to index ED visit
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Interventions
Subjects will undergo point-of-care echocardiography at the time of presentation/enrollment to assess for evidence of right sided heart dilation/strain.
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NCT05050617