A point-of-care ultrasound-driven diagnostic pathway for emergency department patients with dyspnoea: a randomised controlled trial
In adult ED patients with dyspnoea as chief complaint, a POCUS-driven diagnostic pathway did not alter the proportion of patients discharged alive within 24 h or the overall hospital length of stay compared with standard care.
Authors
- Stig Holm Ovesen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3815-2141)
- Jesper Wamberg
- Peter Biesenbach (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5602-6424)
- Jesper Weile (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6664-3573)
- Michael Dan Arvig (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5853-1953)
- Danny Yu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8997-8560)
- Christine Lehmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6419-9168)
- Bo Martin Bibby (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4742-4076)
- Thomas Nielsen
- Nikolaj Raaber
- Christian von Buchwald (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6753-8129)
- Hans Kirkegaard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4853-8152)
- Christian Borbjerg Laursen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6382-9906)
- Bo Løfgren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3008-6944)
- Gitte Boier Tygesen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3891-7960)
- Stefan Posth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4325-038X)
- Sondre Pedersen
- Søren Helbo Skaarup (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7975-7441)
- Rasmus Aagaard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5342-2459)
- Mads Damgaard Mørkenborg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6573-1080)
- Ronja Leth
- Christina Brandhof
- Jakob Grønnebæk Rhode
- Kas Zarandi
- Simon Thorgaard-Rasmussen
- Philip Uhd
- Charlotte Møgelvang
Institutions
- University of Southern Denmark (DK)
- Aarhus University (DK)
- Odense University Hospital (DK)
- Herlev Hospital (DK)
- Aarhus University Hospital (DK)
- Zealand University Hospital (DK)
- Regionshospitalet Viborg (DK)
- Slagelse Hospital (DK)
- Regional Hospital Horsens (DK)
- Region of Southern Denmark (DK)
- Regionshospitalet Herning (DK)
- Hospital South West Jutland (DK)
- Lillebaelt Hospital (DK)
- Zealand University Hospital Køge (DK)
- Regional Hospital Randers (DK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Respiratory Journal
- Published
- 2025-12-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.00070-2025
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Ultrasound in Clinical Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.55