The Role of Lung Ultrasound During Perioperative Evaluation

Accurate pre-operative lung assessment is important to decide the most appropriate anesthesia plan. Until now, chest X-ray is considered the standard of care for lung assessment during perioperative evaluation. However, lung ultrasound is a rapid, simple, non-invasive, radiation-free imaging modality and can be used as an alternative to chest radiography for the diagnosis and follow-up of various lung diseases. Moreover, the decreased radiation exposure represents a considerable improvement in patient safety. Consequently, we decided to compare the data obtained from the lung ultrasound and the chest X-ray.

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Key information

Conditions

Lung Diseases Respiratory Tract Diseases

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University of Pisa

Pisa, Italy

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

adult patients undergoing elective general surgery;
age >18 years;
ability to provide written consent;
use of Chest radiography during the preoperative evaluation.

Exclusion criteria

age < than 18 year;
pregnant patients;
not use of Chest radiography during the preoperative evaluation.

Treatment and study plan

Lung ultrasonography

Diagnostic Test

Lung ultrasound scan during preoperative anaesthesia consultation

Primary outcomes

Performance comparison of lung ultrasonography and chest x-ray in the detection of pleural effusion, consolidation, alveolar- interstitial syndrome.

Time frame: during preoperative anaesthesia consultation

The primary objective of this project is to evaluate the possible correlation between the data obtained from the ultrasound scan and the data obtained from the chest X-ray.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Pisa

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Registry information

Official study title

Comparison of Lung Ultrasound Assessment and Chest Radiography During Perioperative Evaluation: a Prospective Study

Important dates

Study start: 2017
Primary completion: 2017
Study completion: 2017
First posted: Apr 13, 2017
Registry last updated: Sep 29, 2017

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