The Applications of Point-of-care Ultrasound in ED Unselected, Non-critical Patients

to investigate prevalence of agreement between sonographic and clinical diagnosis in adult patients seen in an emergency department.

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Key information

Conditions

Ultrasound Therapy; Complications

Age range

20 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

National Taiwan University Hospital

Taipei, 100, Taiwan

About this study

Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) can improve patient management in the emergency department (ED). However, previous studies have focused only on selected groups of patients, such as trauma, shock, dyspnea, or critically ill patients, or patients with an already known diagnosis. Most patients seen in the ED do not match these criteria. This study aims to investigate prevalence of agreement between sonographic and clinical diagnosis in adult patients seen in an emergency department.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

adult patients in the emergency department receiving ultrasonographic examinations were enrolled.

Exclusion criteria

adult patients in the emergency department not receiving ultrasonographic examinations.

Treatment and study plan

Ultrasound

Diagnostic Test

POCUS is applied to adult patients in an emergency department.

Primary outcomes

number of agreement between the sonographic diagnosis and the clinical diagnosis

Time frame: one month

ultrasound
length of stay at the emergency department

Time frame: one month

length of stay

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

National Taiwan University Hospital

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2019
Primary completion: 2022
Study completion: 2022
First posted: Nov 4, 2019
Registry last updated: May 3, 2023

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