Deep Venous Thromboses
Conditions
Keywords
POCUS, DVT, Deep Vein Thrombosis
Brief summary
This study will include approximately 50 patients who will be enrolled if there is suspicion of lower extremity deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Each patient will receive a point-of-care ultrasound performed by physicians in an outpatient clinic. All patients will receive a subsequent confirmatory gold standard venous duplex ultrasonography. The investigators will compare time to diagnosis and treatment initiation and evaluate short-term clinical outcomes, including pulmonary embolism, hospitalization, ICU care, and mortality.
Interventions
DIAGNOSTIC_TESTSTAT Venous Duplex
STAT Venous Duplex
DIAGNOSTIC_TESTRoutine Venous Duplex
Routine Venous Duplex
Sponsors
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Penn State health patient * 18 years and older * English speaking * Presentation at clinical office with symptoms of a DVT
Exclusion criteria
* Pregnancy * Less than 18 years old * Non-English speaking * Chronic Deep Vein Thrombosis
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of Subjects Who Have Identical POCUS Result to Venous Duplex Result | 1 week | Number of subjects whose ultrasound results using POCUS and subsequent confirmatory gold standard venous duplex ultrasound are identical, whether positive or negative for DVT. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rate of Pulmonary Embolism | 3 months | Rate of morbidity will be monitored for 3 months following the diagnosis of DVT by confirmatory venous duplex. Rate of morbidity will be identified through emergency room visits related to the DVT and hospitalizations related to the DVT. |
| Rate of Stroke | 3 months | Rate of morbidity will be monitored for 3 months following the diagnosis of DVT by confirmatory venous duplex. Rate of morbidity will be identified through emergency room visits related to the DVT and hospitalizations related to the DVT. |
| Rate of Myocardial Infarction | 3 months | Rate of morbidity will be monitored for 3 months following the diagnosis of DVT by confirmatory venous duplex. Rate of morbidity will be identified through emergency room visits related to the DVT and hospitalizations related to the DVT. |
| Number of Subjects who Died | 3 months | Number of subjects who died will be monitored for 3 months following the diagnosis of DVT by confirmatory venous duplex. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed