The Role of Lung Ultrasound During Perioperative Evaluation

Comparison of Lung Ultrasound Assessment and Chest Radiography During Perioperative Evaluation: a Prospective Study

Accurate pre-operative lung assessment is important to decide the most appropriate anesthesia plan. Until now, chest X-ray is considered the standard of care for lung assessment during perioperative evaluation. However, lung ultrasound is a rapid, simple, non-invasive, radiation-free imaging modality and can be used as an alternative to chest radiography for the diagnosis and follow-up of various lung diseases. Moreover, the decreased radiation exposure represents a considerable improvement in patient safety. Consequently, we decided to compare the data obtained from the lung ultrasound and the chest X-ray.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Lung Diseases
• Intervention / Treatment: Diagnostic test: Lung ultrasonography

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 90
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Italy
  • Pisa, Italy
    • University of Pisa

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• adult patients undergoing elective general surgery;
• age >18 years;
• ability to provide written consent;
• use of Chest radiography during the preoperative evaluation.

Exclusion Criteria:

• age < than 18 year;
• pregnant patients;
• not use of Chest radiography during the preoperative evaluation.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Lung ultrasonography	Diagnostic test: Lung ultrasonography; Lung ultrasound scan during preoperative anaesthesia consultation

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Performance comparison of lung ultrasonography and chest x-ray in the detection of pleural effusion, consolidation, alveolar- interstitial syndrome.	The primary objective of this project is to evaluate the possible correlation between the data obtained from the ultrasound scan and the data obtained from the chest X-ray.	during preoperative anaesthesia consultation

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University of Pisa

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): June 18, 2017
• Primary Completion (Actual): August 1, 2017
• Study Completion (Actual): September 28, 2017

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: April 2, 2017
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 7, 2017
• First Posted (Actual): April 13, 2017

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): September 29, 2017
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 28, 2017
• Last Verified: September 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Respiratory Tract Diseases; Lung Diseases
• Other Study ID Numbers: UPisa2017

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No