Transthoracic Echocardiography
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate reliability of subjective qualitative assessment of the basic cardiac parameters by Point-pf-Care ultrasound.
Detailed description
Subjective qualitative assessment of ventricular function, diameter of the right ventricle and the size of inferior caval vein using cardiac Point-of-Care ultrasound is commonly performed by intensivists and emergency medicine physicians during the management of the patients with shock and/or acute respiratory failure. However, very little data is available to define the reliability of this qualitative examination. The presented study aims to assess this reliability. Physicians meeting inclusion and exclusion criteria will be sent by a questionnaire consisting of 19 ultrasound cases. Participants will be asked to perform qualitative evaluation of ultrasound findings of each case. Then, the results will be compared with quantitative measurements made by conventional transthoracic echocardiography and validity testing will be performed.
Interventions
OTHERSurvey
Each participant completes a questionnaire. In the questionnaire, he performs a subjective qualitative evaluation of Point-of-Care ultrasound records of the heart. Each participant will complete a questionnaire in which they perform a subjective qualitative evaluation of ultrasonographic recordings of the heart.
Sponsors
Masaryk Hospital Usti nad Labem
Emergency Medical Service of the Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* physician with at least basic knowledge of cardiac Point-of-Care ultrasound who agrees to complete the questionnaire
Exclusion criteria
* not meet the inclusion criteria
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability of subjective qualitative assessment of the heart by Point-of-Care ultrasound in comparison with conventional transthoracic echocardiography | four weeks | Subjective assessment of Point-of-Care ultrasound records of the heart will be performed by participants via completion of the questionnaire. Thereafter, results of the survey will be compared with the objective measurements taken by conventional transthoracic echocardiography from the same records than presented in the questionnaire. |
Countries
Czechia
Outcome results
None listed