Status:
UNKNOWN
The Learning Curve of Emergency Physicians Performed Lower-extremity Ultrasonography in the Diagnosis of DVT
Lead Sponsor:
Samsung Medical Center
Conditions:
Deep Vein Thrombosis
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
If deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is suspected among patients who have symptoms such as pain or swelling of the lower extremities, duplex ultrasound of the lower limb is the first-line imaging modality to...
Detailed Description
If deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is suspected among patients who have symptoms such as pain or swelling of the lower extremities, duplex ultrasound of the lower limb is the first-line imaging modality to...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients 18 years of age or older
- Among patients who visited the emergency department with symptoms related to lower extremities (e.g. lower extremity pain, swelling of the lower extremities, numbness of the lower extremities, redness of the lower extremities), the clinician judges that an ultrasonography of the lower extremity is necessary based on the medical history, physical examination, and blood test results.
- (or) Patients who need additional ultrasound of the lower extremity vein to check for deep vein thrombosis due to the detection of a pulmonary thromboembolism in an emergency department
Exclusion
- Do not agree to participate in the study
- Patients who refuse ultrasound of the lower extremities by an emergency physician or radiologist
- Patients who have already performed an ultrasound of the lower extremities at another hospital and have been diagnosed with DVT
- Patients with a history of chronic deep vein thrombosis
- Patients with hemodynamic instability to refer to diagnostic imaging facility for duplex exam
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2021
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
February 28 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
88 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04913688
Start Date
May 1 2021
End Date
February 28 2022
Last Update
June 4 2021
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Samsung Medical Center
Seoul, South Korea, 06351