Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Predicting Adverse Outcomes in Emergency Department Patients With Acute Pulmonary Embolism

Description

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.

Conditions

Pulmonary Embolism

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

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.

Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Predicting Adverse Outcomes in Emergency Department Patients With Acute Pulmonary Embolism

Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Predicting Adverse Outcomes in Emergency Department Patients With Acute Pulmonary Embolism

Condition
Pulmonary Embolism
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

York

Wellspan York Hospital, York, Pennsylvania, United States, 17403

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Age \>= 18 years of age
  • * ED diagnosis of acute pulmonary embolism with identification on CT imaging
  • * Age \<18 years of age
  • * Inability to provide informed consent
  • * Incarceration
  • * Current PE previously diagnosed prior to index ED visit

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

WellSpan Health,

Brent A Becker, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, WellSpan Health

Study Record Dates

2025-03