Pneumonia, Lung infection, Pulmonary infection, Lower respiratory tract infection Lung infection
Conditions
Interventions
There is no investigational product or medical intervention in this study. The research consists of two short lung ultrasound examinations: one following the standard six-point BLUE protocol and one u
Sponsors
Amsterdam UMC
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 64 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Age =18 years.Admitted to the ICU or ED (Amsterdam UMC, location AMC).Clinical suspicion of pneumonia and/or presence of respiratory insufficiencyPatients who can be scanned in the upright position. Written informed consent provided by the patient.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Factors that make LUS unusable, such as major thoracic injury, subcutaneous emphysema, chronic pulmonary effusions, major chest wall abnormalities.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To compare the diagnostic accuracy of the simplified sweep-based method with the validated BLUE protocol for identifying pneumonia | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To compare the agreement in LUS patterns identified between the sweep-based and the BLUE protocols.To measure examination time and feasibility of the simplified method To develop AI that automatically detect LUS patterns and pneumoniaTo compare the pneumonia diagnosis based on chest X-ray and/or CT with the diagnosis based on LUS | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Contacts
Public ContactL.D.J. Bos
Amsterdam UMC
Outcome results
None listed