Background: Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has been suggested as a useful tool in emergency medicine for diagnosis and treatment of reversible causes. However, in prehospital setting performing ultrasound and the translation of the findings can be challenging. As new prehospital ultrasound devices offer the possibility for remote supervision, the impact of tele-supervision on time to diagnosis of critically ill patients is unclear. Aims: The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of tele-supervision on the time of POCUS in prehospital critically ill patients by air rescue physicians. Methods: In total 100 critically ill patients suffering from acute dyspnoea, circulatory failure or trauma, which are treated by air rescue physicians will be included in this study. Duration of ultrasound performance as well as altered treatment strategies will be analyzed.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Point-of-care ultrasound of critically ill patients (acute dyspnoea, circulatory failure, trauma) will be performed with tele-supervision.
Point-of-care ultrasound of critically ill patients (acute dyspnoea, circulatory failure, trauma) will be performed with tele-supervision.
Medical University of Vienna, Department of Anaesthesia & General Intensive Care
Vienna, Austria
Duration of prehospital ultrasound between POCUS with or without tele-supervision
duration of prehospital ultrasound between POCUS with tele-supervision and POCUS without tele-supervision in critically ill patients (acute dyspnoea, circulatory failure, trauma).
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year
Alteration of treatent strategies
Investigating the impact of POCUS with tele-supervision in comparison to POCUS without tele-supervision on alteration of treatment strategies.
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year
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