Accuracy of Multi-organ Ultrasound for the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

357 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-06-30

Study Completion Date

2012-12-31

Brief Summary

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Patients with suspected Pulmonary Embolism (PE) and a high clinical probability or a high D-dimer level should undergo a second level diagnostic test such as Multidetector Computed Tomography Angiography (MCTPA). Unfortunately MCTPA involves radiation exposure, is expensive, is not feasible in unstable patients and has contraindications. UltraSound (US) is safe and rapidly available even in unstable patients. Many authors evaluated the diagnostic role of Compression Ultrasound Scan (CUS) for detecting limbs Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT), TransThoracic Echocardiography (TTE) for detecting Right Ventricular Dysfunction (RVD) or Thoracic UltraSound (TUS) for detecting subpleural infarcts in patients with suspected PE. No previous studies have investigated the diagnostic accuracy of CUS, TTE and TUS combined (multiorgan US) for the diagnosis of PE. This study evaluates the diagnostic accuracy of multiorgan US.

Methods. Consecutive patients that underwent MCTPA in the Emergency Department for clinical suspicion of PE and with a simplified Well's score\>4 (PE likely) or with a D-dimer value ≥500ng/ml were enrolled in the study. MCTPA was considered the gold standard for PE diagnosis. A multiorgan US was performed by an emergency physician sonographer before MCTPA. PE was considered echographically present if CUS was positive for DVT or TTE was positive for RVD or at least one pulmonary subpleural infarct was detected with TUS. The accuracy of the single and multiorgan US was calculated.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Pulmonary Embolism

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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suspected pulmonary embolism patients

patients with clinical suspicion of PE and with a simplified Well's score\>4 (PE likely) or with a D-dimer value ≥500ng/ml presenting to the emergency departments of Careggi University Hospital (Firenze), of San Luigi Gonzaga University Hospital (Torino) of Ospedale Pierantoni-Morgagni (Forlì)

Ultrasound scan

Intervention Type OTHER

A multiorgan ultrasound was performed by an emergency physician sonographer before MCTPA. Pulmonary embolism was considered echographically present if compression ultrasound was positive for deep vein thrombosis or transthoracic-echocardiography was positive for right ventricular dysfunction or at least one pulmonary subpleural infarct was detected with thoracic ultrasound.

Interventions

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Ultrasound scan

A multiorgan ultrasound was performed by an emergency physician sonographer before MCTPA. Pulmonary embolism was considered echographically present if compression ultrasound was positive for deep vein thrombosis or transthoracic-echocardiography was positive for right ventricular dysfunction or at least one pulmonary subpleural infarct was detected with thoracic ultrasound.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients with clinical suspected pulmonary embolism
* Simplified Well's score\>4 (PE likely) or D-dimer value ≥500ng/ml
* Patients that undergo MCTPA in the Emergency Department for suspected pulmonary embolism