The goal of this project is to compare the efficiency of pelvic ultrasounds performed by emergency medicine residents and attending physicians to the efficiency of pelvic ultrasounds performed by the department of radiology.
This study is a randomized, prospective interventional study of pregnant patients presenting to the emergency department with complaints of pelvic pain and/or vaginal bleeding. This study will be conducted at 4 sites across the United States. Patients who are eligible and consent to participate will be randomized to one of two conditions; 1) a pelvic ultrasound that is performed by a certified emergency department attending or physician, or 2) a pelvic ultrasound that is performed by a certified radiology technician (standard-of-care). The time to diagnosis and emergency department length of stay between the two groups will be compared.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
224
An ultrasound will be performed by an emergency medicine resident or attending physician
An ultrasound will be performed by a radiology department technician
Time to Definitive Diagnosis
The time the patient is placed in room to the time that results of the ultrasound (and/or consultative impression made by radiology or obstetrics and gynecology) are documented in patient chart
Time frame: 24 hours
Emergency Department Length-of-Stay
The time the patient is placed in room to the time that the patient is discharged/admitted.
Time frame: 48 hours
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