Point-of-care ultrasound induced changes in management of unselected patients in the emergency department - a prospective single-blinded observational trial

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dc.contributor.authorWeile, Jesper
dc.contributor.authorFrederiksen, Christian A
dc.contributor.authorLaursen, Christian B
dc.contributor.authorGraumann, Ole
dc.contributor.authorSloth, Erik
dc.contributor.authorKirkegaard, Hans
dc.date.accessioned2020-06-11T16:22:40Z
dc.date.available2020-06-11T16:22:40Z
dc.date.issued2020-05-29
dc.date.updated2020-05-31T03:15:48Z
dc.description.abstractBackground Point-of-Care ultrasound (POCUS) changes the management in specific groups of patients in the Emergency Department (ED). It seems intuitive that POCUS holds an unexploited potential on a wide variety of patients. However, little is known about the effect of ultrasound on the broad spectrum of unselected patients in the ED. This study aimed to identify the effect on the clinical management if POCUS was applied on unselected patients. Secondarily the study aimed to identify predictors of ultrasound changing management. Methods This study was a blinded observational single center trial. A basic whole body POCUS protocol was performed in extension to the physical examination. The blinded treating physicians were interviewed about the presumptive diagnosis and plan for the patient. Subsequently the physicians were unblinded to the POCUS results and asked to choose between five options regarding the benefit from POCUS results. Results A total of 403 patients were enrolled in this study. The treating physicians regarded POCUS examinations influence on the diagnostic workup or treatment as following: 1) No new information: 249 (61.8%), 2) No further action: 45 (11.2%), 3) Further diagnostic workup needed: 52 (12.9%), 4) Presumptive diagnosis confirmed 38 (9.4%), and 5) Immediate treatment needed: 19 (4.7%). Predictors of beneficial ultrasound were: (a) triage > 1, (b) patient comorbidities (cardiac disease, hypertension or lung disease), or (c) patients presenting with abdominal pain, dyspnea, or syncope. Conclusion POCUS was found to be potentially beneficial in 27.0% of all patients. High triage score, known cardiac disease, hypertension, pulmonary diseases, a clinical presentation with abdominal pain, dyspnea, or syncope are predictors of this. Future research should focus on patient-important outcomes when applying POCUS on these patients. Trial registration The trail was registered prior to patient inclusion with the Danish Data Protection Agency (https://www.datatilsynet.dk/ Case no: 1–16–02-603-14) and Clinical Trials (www.clinicaltrials.gov/ Protocol ID: DNVK1305018).en_US
dc.identifier.apacitationWeile, J., Frederiksen, C. A., Laursen, C. B., Graumann, O., Sloth, E., & Kirkegaard, H. (2020). Point-of-care ultrasound induced changes in management of unselected patients in the emergency department - a prospective single-blinded observational trial. <i>Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine</i>, 28(1), 47. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/32066en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationWeile, Jesper, Christian A Frederiksen, Christian B Laursen, Ole Graumann, Erik Sloth, and Hans Kirkegaard "Point-of-care ultrasound induced changes in management of unselected patients in the emergency department - a prospective single-blinded observational trial." <i>Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine</i> 28, 1. (2020): 47. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/32066en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationWeile, J., Frederiksen, C.A., Laursen, C.B., Graumann, O., Sloth, E. & Kirkegaard, H. 2020. Point-of-care ultrasound induced changes in management of unselected patients in the emergency department - a prospective single-blinded observational trial. <i>Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine.</i> 28(1):47. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/32066en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Weile, Jesper AU - Frederiksen, Christian A AU - Laursen, Christian B AU - Graumann, Ole AU - Sloth, Erik AU - Kirkegaard, Hans AB - Background Point-of-Care ultrasound (POCUS) changes the management in specific groups of patients in the Emergency Department (ED). It seems intuitive that POCUS holds an unexploited potential on a wide variety of patients. However, little is known about the effect of ultrasound on the broad spectrum of unselected patients in the ED. This study aimed to identify the effect on the clinical management if POCUS was applied on unselected patients. Secondarily the study aimed to identify predictors of ultrasound changing management. Methods This study was a blinded observational single center trial. A basic whole body POCUS protocol was performed in extension to the physical examination. The blinded treating physicians were interviewed about the presumptive diagnosis and plan for the patient. Subsequently the physicians were unblinded to the POCUS results and asked to choose between five options regarding the benefit from POCUS results. Results A total of 403 patients were enrolled in this study. The treating physicians regarded POCUS examinations influence on the diagnostic workup or treatment as following: 1) No new information: 249 (61.8%), 2) No further action: 45 (11.2%), 3) Further diagnostic workup needed: 52 (12.9%), 4) Presumptive diagnosis confirmed 38 (9.4%), and 5) Immediate treatment needed: 19 (4.7%). Predictors of beneficial ultrasound were: (a) triage > 1, (b) patient comorbidities (cardiac disease, hypertension or lung disease), or (c) patients presenting with abdominal pain, dyspnea, or syncope. Conclusion POCUS was found to be potentially beneficial in 27.0% of all patients. High triage score, known cardiac disease, hypertension, pulmonary diseases, a clinical presentation with abdominal pain, dyspnea, or syncope are predictors of this. Future research should focus on patient-important outcomes when applying POCUS on these patients. Trial registration The trail was registered prior to patient inclusion with the Danish Data Protection Agency (https://www.datatilsynet.dk/ Case no: 1–16–02-603-14) and Clinical Trials (www.clinicaltrials.gov/ Protocol ID: DNVK1305018). DA - 2020-05-29 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town IS - 1 J1 - Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 2020 T1 - Point-of-care ultrasound induced changes in management of unselected patients in the emergency department - a prospective single-blinded observational trial TI - Point-of-care ultrasound induced changes in management of unselected patients in the emergency department - a prospective single-blinded observational trial UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/32066 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s13049-020-00740-x
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/32066
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationWeile J, Frederiksen CA, Laursen CB, Graumann O, Sloth E, Kirkegaard H. Point-of-care ultrasound induced changes in management of unselected patients in the emergency department - a prospective single-blinded observational trial. Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine. 2020;28(1):47. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/32066.en_ZA
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dc.sourceScandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicineen_US
dc.source.journalissue1en_US
dc.source.journalvolume28en_US
dc.source.pagination47en_US
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dc.titlePoint-of-care ultrasound induced changes in management of unselected patients in the emergency department - a prospective single-blinded observational trialen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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