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

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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.


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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Principal Investigator: Christopher Moore, MD
Phone: 617-771-0492
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