Sonography in Hypotension and Cardiac Arrest in the Emergency Department.

Summary

This study is designed to determine if there is any relationship between performing an abdominal ultrasound on patients who present with hypotension and their clinical outcomes (as measured by 7, 30 day and discharge mortality).

Conditions

• Hypotension
• Point of Care Ultrasound
• Shock

Interventions

DEVICE

Ultrasound (A point of care ultrasound protocol)

Bedside ultrasound will be used to view any intraperitoneal bleeding, pleural fluid, cardiac abnormalities, or structural abnormalities of major blood vessels. The results of this test will then be used to determine the best course of treatment for the patient.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Cape Town

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Stellenbosch

  collaborator OTHER

• Dalhousie University

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Manitoba

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Saskatchewan

  collaborator OTHER

• Harvard University

  collaborator OTHER

• University of British Columbia

  collaborator OTHER

• Royal College of Emergency Medicine

  collaborator OTHER

• Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians

  collaborator INDUSTRY

• Saint Göran Hospital

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• University of Michigan

  collaborator OTHER

• Horizon Health Network

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• James D Milne, MD (Student) · Dalhousie Medical School

• Paul Atkinson, MD · Saint John Regional Hospital, Horizon Health Network

• Jacqueline Fraser, BN · Saint John Regional Hospital, Horizon Health Network

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

19 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2011-08-31

Primary Completion

2018-06-30

Completion

2018-06-30

Countries

• Canada
• South Africa

Study Locations