NCT03487237

Prevalence of PE in ED Patients With Isolated Syncope

Prevalence of Pulmonary Embolism in Emergency Department Patients With Isolated Syncope

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 459 (actual)
• Sponsor: Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Syncope is a rapid onset, transient, loss of consciousness with a short duration. This symptom has been reported to be a specific presentation of patients with pulmonary embolism. However, the prevalence of pulmonary embolism in patients with syncope remains debated. This prospective cohort study will recruit patients presenting to the emergency department with a syncope, who will systematically undergo formal workup for pulmonary embolism. The main objective of this study is to assess the prevalence of pulmonary embolism in ED patients with syncope

Detailed description

Syncope is a rapid onset, transient, loss of consciousness with a short duration. This symptom has been reported to be a specific presentation of patients with pulmonary embolism. However, the prevalence of pulmonary embolism in patients with syncope remains debated. This prospective cohort study will recruit patients presenting to the emergency department with a syncope, who will systematically undergo formal workup for pulmonary embolism. The main objective of this study is to assess the prevalence of pulmonary embolism in ED patients with syncope

Conditions

• Syncope

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BIOLOGICAL	Ddimer testing	Included patients will undergo a formal work up for pulmonary embolism: Ddimer testing, followed if positive by a computed tomography pulmonary angiogram or V/Q scan.

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-05-23
• Primary completion: 2018-12-18
• Completion: 2018-12-18
• First posted: 2018-04-03
• Last updated: 2018-12-27

Locations

1 site across 1 country: France