Longitudinal Observational Study With 6 Months Follow-up
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of the SIDI study is to follow, few months after discharge from the hospital, the patients admitted to the 3 emergency departments in Tunisia for acute dyspnea and to determine the proportion and the factors favoring rehospitalization and death.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Patients admitted for unexpected respiratory difficulty * Patient admitted to the emergency department * One of the following 3 criteria have to be present at admission to the ER: * O2 \< or = 95% * Respiratory rate RR \> or = 20 * Suffocation sensation
Exclusion criteria
* Patients \<18 years old and\> 85 years' old * Pregnancy * History of allergic asthma at early age * Diagnosis retained of pulmonary embolism * Patients with heart failure (HF) with left ventricular ejection fraction LVEF \<40% are known beforehand or discovered at admission to ER * known Allergy for Polyamide; Polyester; Elastane; Silicone; Silver; Synthetic material Cardiorespiratory disorders which may be aggravated by the slight compression of the thorax Open wound on the skin, at the level of the trunk
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Proportion and causes of re-hospitalization and deaths within 3 months of discharge from hospital | 3 months | Define the proportion and causes of re-hospitalization and deaths within 3 months of discharge from hospital for patients admitted to the Emergency Department for acute dyspnea |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Proportion and causes of re-hospitalization and deaths within 6 months of discharge from hospital | 6 months | Check theses parameters at 6 months, differentiating the cardiac causes from non-cardiac causes and the effect of home follow-up. |
Countries
Tunisia