Lung Diseases
Conditions
Brief summary
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.
Interventions
DIAGNOSTIC_TESTLung ultrasonography
Lung ultrasound scan during preoperative anaesthesia consultation
Sponsors
University of Pisa
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
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.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Performance comparison of lung ultrasonography and chest x-ray in the detection of pleural effusion, consolidation, alveolar- interstitial syndrome. | 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. |
Countries
Italy
Outcome results
None listed