NCT03239730

Arterial pH Selectively Predicts Intensive Care Unit Transfer From the Emergency Department in Obese Patients With Acute Dyspnea

Arterial pH Selectively Predicts ICU Transfer in Obese Patients With Acute Dyspnea Presenting to the Emergency Department: a Prospective Comparative Cohort Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 400 (actual)
• Sponsor: Association pour la Formation du Personnel à la Medecine d'Urgence · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study evaluates the prognostic value of arterial blood gas analysis in a cohort of Emergency Department patients presenting with shortness of breath of any cause, comparing obese and non-obese patients.

Detailed description

Factors associated with admission to intensive care unit (ICU) or ED mortality before transfer to the ICU are analyzed in obese (BMI ≥ 30kg.m-2) and non-obese patients subgroups.

Conditions

• Dyspnea
• Respiratory Failure

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-05-23
• Primary completion: 2014-05-30
• Completion: 2014-05-30
• First posted: 2017-08-04
• Last updated: 2017-08-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: France