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Lung Ultrasound for Community-acquired Pneumonia Diagnosis in Emergency Medicine

NCT03411824 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 90

Last updated 2021-03-19

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Summary

Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is frequently suspected in the Emergency Department (ED). However, usual diagnosis procedure based on clinical features and chest X-Ray has rather bad performances.

A recent study on CT performance in suspected CAP found that 58% of classifications were modified by CT when compared with usual procedure. However, extended CT usage in CAP diagnosis is associated with many limitations :

availability in a majority of ED, delay, cost and irradiation, in particular In young patients.

Lung Ultrasound (LUS) has good performances in CAP diagnosis even when compared with CT. It is a rapid, inexpensive, radiation-free tool available in a majority of ED. It is performed at the patient's bedside with immediate results. The learning curve allows Emergency Physicians (EP) to perform this exam after a relative brief training.

The Investigators aim to investigate LUS performances in clinically suspected CAP authentication , and assesses specific diagnostic contributions and impact on antibiotic prescriptions .

Conditions

  • Community Acquired Pneumonia

Interventions

OTHER

no intervention

Non applicable

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Nantes University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Philippe Le Conte, Pr · Nantes University Hospital

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-11-08
Primary Completion
2019-02-08
Completion
2019-02-08

Countries

  • France

Study Locations

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