Evaluating the impact of point-of-care ultrasonography on patients with suspected acute heart failure or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation in the emergency department: A prospective observational study.
Shunichiro NakaoChristian VaillancourtMonica TaljaardMarie-Joe NemnomMichael Y WooIan G StiellPublished in: CJEM (2021)
In this study, use of lung POCUS resulted in no difference in ED length of stay and time to disposition decision, but was associated with faster administration of disease-specific treatments for elderly patients with suspected acute heart failure or COPD.
Keyphrases
- acute heart failure
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- emergency department
- heart failure
- lung function
- magnetic resonance imaging
- intensive care unit
- decision making
- contrast enhanced
- computed tomography
- adverse drug
- cystic fibrosis
- air pollution
- atrial fibrillation
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- mechanical ventilation