Impact of an enhanced focused cardiac ultrasound on treatment changes in a population of internal medicine patients.

acute decompensated cardiac failure focused cardiac ultrasound shortness of breath

Journal

Journal of clinical ultrasound : JCU
ISSN: 1097-0096
Titre abrégé: J Clin Ultrasound
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0401663

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
29 Nov 2023
Historique:
revised: 04 11 2023
received: 21 08 2023
accepted: 13 11 2023
medline: 30 11 2023
pubmed: 30 11 2023
entrez: 30 11 2023
Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

Hospitalized patients with acute shortness of breath (SOB) could benefit from an enhanced focused cardiac ultrasound (eFoCUS) with Doppler measurements to reassess treatment and diagnosis. This was a retrospective observational study performed in a medical ward. Included patients were those hospitalized for acute SOB. The objectives were to assess therapeutic and diagnosis changes associated with eFoCUS. The primary endpoint of the analysis was a composite of introduction or discontinuation of diuretics, antibiotics or anticoagulation following eFoCUS. Between January 2018 and July 2021, 119 patients were included, 67 women and 52 men, mean age 84 ± 11 years old. The eFoCUS was performed within a median time of 55 h (1st-3rd IQ: 21-107) following hospital admission. Overall, eFoCUS was associated with a change in diagnostic in 40 patients (34% [CI 95%: 25%-43%], p < 10 eFoCUS was associated with both therapeutic and diagnostic changes in patients with SOB. Such results should be confirmed in multicentric prospective studies.

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BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
Hospitalized patients with acute shortness of breath (SOB) could benefit from an enhanced focused cardiac ultrasound (eFoCUS) with Doppler measurements to reassess treatment and diagnosis.
METHODS METHODS
This was a retrospective observational study performed in a medical ward. Included patients were those hospitalized for acute SOB. The objectives were to assess therapeutic and diagnosis changes associated with eFoCUS. The primary endpoint of the analysis was a composite of introduction or discontinuation of diuretics, antibiotics or anticoagulation following eFoCUS.
RESULTS RESULTS
Between January 2018 and July 2021, 119 patients were included, 67 women and 52 men, mean age 84 ± 11 years old. The eFoCUS was performed within a median time of 55 h (1st-3rd IQ: 21-107) following hospital admission. Overall, eFoCUS was associated with a change in diagnostic in 40 patients (34% [CI 95%: 25%-43%], p < 10
CONCLUSION CONCLUSIONS
eFoCUS was associated with both therapeutic and diagnostic changes in patients with SOB. Such results should be confirmed in multicentric prospective studies.

Identifiants

pubmed: 38031392
doi: 10.1002/jcu.23617
doi:

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Journal Article

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eng

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Auteurs

Thomas Flamanc (T)

Service des Urgences, CHU de Nantes, Nantes, France.

Hugo de Carvalho (H)

Service des Urgences, CHU de Nantes, Nantes, France.

Quentin Le Bastard (Q)

Service des Urgences, CHU de Nantes, Nantes, France.
Faculté de Médecine, Nantes Université, Nantes, France.

François Javaudin (F)

Service des Urgences, CHU de Nantes, Nantes, France.
Faculté de Médecine, Nantes Université, Nantes, France.

Philippe Pes (P)

Service des Urgences, CHU de Nantes, Nantes, France.

Emmanuel Montassier (E)

Service des Urgences, CHU de Nantes, Nantes, France.
Faculté de Médecine, Nantes Université, Nantes, France.

Philippe Le Conte (P)

Service des Urgences, CHU de Nantes, Nantes, France.
Faculté de Médecine, Nantes Université, Nantes, France.

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