Pulmonary Artery Pressure in Predicting Pulmonary Embolism in Patients Presenting To The Emergency Department With Dyspnea

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorAntalya Health Sciences University

About this trial

The aim of this study is to determine the usability of echocardiographic PAP changes obtained from emergency department records in the early risk stratification of pulmonary embolism.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Presenting to the emergency department with dyspnea between the specified dates,

Being 18 years of age or older,

Being evaluated in the emergency department with a preliminary diagnosis of pulmonary embolism,

Having a recorded pulmonary artery pressure measurement at the time of hospital admission,

Disqualifiers

Patients under 18 years of age,

Lack of pulmonary artery pressure data from the time of emergency admission or from the previous period,

Lack of necessary clinical, laboratory, or imaging data for pulmonary embolism evaluation,

In cases of repeated admissions for the same patient, only the first suitable admission will be considered; other admissions will be excluded from the study,

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Pulmonary embolism (+)
  • pulmonary embolism (-)

Treatment groups

80 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups