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This study aim will be to assess the effectiveness of chest ultrasound as a diagnostic and differentiating modality in cases of pneumonia and lung congestion . It also evaluates chests sonography effectiveness in follow-up of patients with pneumonia and lung congestion .
Lung ultrasound (LUS) is used at the bedside in emergency and critical care settings. It is a rapid and low-cost approach that can direct patient care without the use of harmful radiation. The success of this technique depends on its simplicity to discover the sonographic signs which indicate certain lung pathology. These signs include a hyperechoic and sliding line, moving forward and back with ventilation seen 0.5 cm below the rib line and is called the pleural line. The A-profile associates anterior lung sliding with A lines. A lines are horizontal repetition artifacts of the pleural line. The B-profile associates anterior lung sliding with B lines. B lines appear as shining vertical lines arising from the pleural line and reach the edge of the screen.
Several pathological etiologies can fill the alveolar spaces, with fluid (heart failure), pus (pneumonia which is the commonest), blood (pulmonary hemorrhage), and cells (lung cancer).
Other causes of lung consolidation may include atelectasis, pulmonary edema, infarction, and lung cancer. Chest imaging with CT is regarded as the gold standard modality allowing for the diagnosis of pneumonia in earlier stage and with higher sensitivity and specificity. On the contrary, cardiogenic pulmonary edema (CPE) is defined as alveolar transudation caused by elevated pulmonary capillary hydrostatic pressure secondary to increased pulmonary venous pressure with low-protein content in the interstitial tissue of lung as a result of cardiac dysfunction
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Patients with Pneumonia (1) | Patients presented with symptoms suggestive of pneumonia as fever, tachypnea, cough with sputum. These patients will receive IV fluids & antibiotics with follow up of sepsis parameters |
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| Patients with decongestive heart failure (2) | Patients presented with symptoms suggestive of acute congestive heart failure as dyspnea, orthopnea, bilateral lower limb edema. These patients will receive anti-failure treatment as diuretics, ACE inhibitors & Beta blockers with follow up of resolving signs of decompensated heart failure |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chest ultrasound | Device | chest ultrasound as a non invasive, low cost & bedside device for differentiation & follow up of lung congestion & pneumonia |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnostic tool | Diagnosis of pneumonia vs lung congestion by using chest ultrasound examination viewing A-lines, B-lines, pleural effusion presence & its initial amount . | Baseline |
| Follow up after initiation of treatment | Follow up of findings of chest U.S on day 1 after initiating therapy using same parameters ( A-lines, B-lines, pleural effusion) on day 3 of hospital admission | Baseline ( day 3 of hospital admission) |
| Follow up before assessing final outcome | Follow up of findings of chest U.S on day 1 after initiating therapy using same parameters ( A-lines, B-lines, pleural effusion) on day 7 of hospital admission | Baseline ( day 7 of hospital admission) |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| morbidity & mortality | if patient's symptoms improved or not If patient died or not | baseline |
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both genders adult (above age of 18 years) critically ill patients
| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nardin Aymn, resident | Contact | 01285151220 | Nardeen.14223960@med.aun.edu.eg | |
| Alaa Ahmed, lecturer | Contact | alaa_omar11@aun.edu.eg |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Mahmoud Ashry, Professor | Professor Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University | Study Director |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Nardin Aymn | Recruiting | Asyut | Asyut Governorate | 71511 | Egypt |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18236088 | Background | Volpicelli G, Cardinale L, Garofalo G, Veltri A. Usefulness of lung ultrasound in the bedside distinction between pulmonary edema and exacerbation of COPD. Emerg Radiol. 2008 May;15(3):145-51. doi: 10.1007/s10140-008-0701-x. Epub 2008 Jan 31. | |
| 26033127 | Background | Lichtenstein DA. BLUE-protocol and FALLS-protocol: two applications of lung ultrasound in the critically ill. Chest. 2015 Jun;147(6):1659-1670. doi: 10.1378/chest.14-1313. |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D011014 | Pneumonia |
| D011654 | Pulmonary Edema |
| ID | Term |
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| D012141 | Respiratory Tract Infections |
| D007239 | Infections |
| D008171 | Lung Diseases |
| D012140 | Respiratory Tract Diseases |
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