Echocardiographic Examination Performed by Nurses in Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is:
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To study the clinical usefulness of nurse-performed ultrasound and echocardiographic examinations in a cardiac intensive care unit.
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To study reproducibility of nurse-performed ultrasound and echocardiographic examinations in a cardiac intensive care unit.
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To study which ultrasound measure that best correlate with the amount of pleural effusion.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Detailed Description
For a period of 1 year patients in our cardiac intensive care unit will be recruited to nurse-drive ultrasound and echocardiographic examinations, after informed consent. Nurses underwent a training programme and their skills are approved by cardiologist. Our department does not always have a cardiologist on duty and indication for nurse-driven ultrasound examination is decided by the doctor responsible for the treatment, who not always are trained in echocardiography/ultrasound. We aim to study the described hypothesis.
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Ultrasound performed Single arm study. |
Procedure: Ultrasound performed
Nurse-driven ultrasound performed
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Change of diagnosis [6-12 months]
Secondary Outcome Measures
- Change of treatment [6-12 months]
- Quantification of pleural effusion [6-12 months]
- Reproducibility of nurse-performed examinations [6-12 months]
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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Patient at Cardiac intensive care unit, Levanger Hospital
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Doctor responsible for treatment finds echocardiographic/ultrasound examination indicated.
Exclusion Criteria:
- None
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | Department of Medicine, Hospital of Levanger | Levanger | Norway | 7600 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Helse Nord-Trøndelag HF
Investigators
- Study Chair: Håvard Dalen, MD, Levanger Hospital, Nord-Trøndelag Health Trust
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- SL-20091