Pneumothorax
Conditions
Keywords
Pont-of-Care Ultrasound
Brief summary
The objective of this study is to investigate whether the use of strain ultrasound can improve the lung ultrasound accuracy for the diagnosis of pneumothorax, particularly for inexperienced physicians.
Detailed description
Prospective multi-centre diagnostic study based on the post-interpretation of recorded ultrasound loops as part of standard patient management.
Interventions
DIAGNOSTIC_TESTStrain ultrasound
Post-interpretation of recorded ultrasound loops
Sponsors
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Age over 17 years old * Management in an investigative centre * Presenting a suspicion of pneumothorax * Having had a pulmonary ultrasound scan * Having had a CT scan within 2 hours after or before the pulmonary ultrasound
Exclusion criteria
* Pregnant or breastfeeding women * Persons not covered by a social security scheme * Persons deprived of their liberty * The patient is participating in another study * The patient is in an exclusion period determined by a previous study * The patient is under the protection of justice, guardianship or curatorship * Patient refuses to participate * It is impossible to give informed information about * The patient does not read French fluently * Patient with any known pulmonary pathology pre-existing prior to the hospitalization episode * Patient with a lung condition other than pneumothorax on a scanner
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pneumothorax diagnosis by an inexperienced physician in lung ultrasound | May 1, 2021 | The main endpoint will be a binary qualitative value: diagnosis of pneumothorax (yes/no) judged by inexperienced physicians performing pleural strain. |
Countries
France
Outcome results
None listed