Pneumonia
Conditions
Keywords
thoracic ultrasound, children, efficacy, emergency service
Brief summary
The Thoracic ultrasound is a safer and sensitive technique than conventional radiography because it detects less than 1 cm pneumonic consolidations and minimal pleural effusions. The main objective is to evaluate the efficacy of thoracic ultrasound performed by unskilled personnel in the emergency service prdiatricas to diagnose pneumonia in children.
Detailed description
Diagnostic test evaluation.The sample collected sequentially until an exact size . Given the safety of the technique, which involves no risk to patient management and the possibility of generating a type II error by premature study discontinuation , we have no plans to make any interim analyzes .
Interventions
OTHERThoracic ultrasound
OTHERCXR
Sponsors
Hospital Universitari General de Catalunya
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
3 Months to 14 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* fever above 38 degrees * tachypnea * Difficulty breathing * Side tip pain * pathological auscultation
Exclusion criteria
* \< 3 months\> 14 years * Background of Prematurity * Rewalizados imaging studies in the last 7 days * Any chronic respiratory process * congenital heart diseases * hemodynamic instability * Diagnosis of pneumonia in the last 3 months * Refusal of relatives to participate in the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| coincidence between the ultrasound image and conventional radiography | 1 day | images compatible with pneumonic consolidations in sonography and radiography . Coincidence between evaluators |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| additional workload | 1 day | Time (minutes) between the test requested and the results are obtained for both diagnostic tests |
Countries
Spain
Outcome results
None listed