Heart Failure, Myocardial Infarction, Pleural Effusion
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is: * To study the clinical usefulness of nurse-performed ultrasound and echocardiographic examinations in a cardiac intensive care unit. * To study reproducibility of nurse-performed ultrasound and echocardiographic examinations in a cardiac intensive care unit. * To study which ultrasound measure that best correlate with the amount of pleural effusion.
Detailed description
For a period of 1 year patients in our cardiac intensive care unit will be recruited to nurse-drive ultrasound and echocardiographic examinations, after informed consent. Nurses underwent a training programme and their skills are approved by cardiologist. Our department does not always have a cardiologist on duty and indication for nurse-driven ultrasound examination is decided by the doctor responsible for the treatment, who not always are trained in echocardiography/ultrasound. We aim to study the described hypothesis.
Interventions
PROCEDUREUltrasound performed
Nurse-driven ultrasound performed
Sponsors
Helse Nord-Trøndelag HF
Study design
Observational model
CASE_ONLY
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
16 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Patient at Cardiac intensive care unit, Levanger Hospital * Doctor responsible for treatment finds echocardiographic/ultrasound examination indicated.
Exclusion criteria
* None
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change of diagnosis | 6-12 months |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change of treatment | 6-12 months |
| Quantification of pleural effusion | 6-12 months |
| Reproducibility of nurse-performed examinations | 6-12 months |
Countries
Norway
Outcome results
None listed