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. 2021 Aug 1;28(4):306-311.
doi: 10.1097/MEJ.0000000000000801.

Goal-directed ultrasound protocol in patients with nontraumatic undifferentiated shock in the emergency department: prospective dual centre study

Pierre Leroux  1 , François Javaudin  1   2 , Quentin Le Bastard  1   2 , Yannick Lebret  3 , Philippe Pes  1 , Idriss Arnaudet  1 , Frédéric Vignaud  1 , Emmanuel Montassier  1   2 , Philippe Le Conte  1   2
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Goal-directed ultrasound protocol in patients with nontraumatic undifferentiated shock in the emergency department: prospective dual centre study

Pierre Leroux et al. Eur J Emerg Med. .

Abstract

Background and importance: Early identification of the cause of shock is associated with better prognosis.

Objective: The aim of this study was to explore the performances of an ultrasound protocol (echoSHOCK) to diagnose the cause of shock in the emergency department (ED).

Design, settings and participants: This was a prospective study performed in two EDs. Included patients were older than 18 years admitted with shock. After routine workup strategy, the suspected cause of shock and the planned treatment were reported. The echoSHOCK protocol, using only B mode, was then performed. After performing echoSHOCK, the investigator reported the same two items.

Intervention: echoSHOCK protocol that assessed: compressive pericardial effusion (tamponade), right ventricle dilatation and flattening of the septum, left ventricle dimension and systolic function, indices of hypovolemia.

Outcomes measure and analysis: We defined four different causes for shock (tamponade, acute cor pulmonale, cardiogenic and hypovolemia). The primary endpoint was the degree of agreement of the routine workup and echoSHOCK with an expert panel.

Main results: 85 patients [mean age of 73 (14) years] were included. Kappa coefficients between routine strategy and echoSHOCK for the cause of shock, with the expert panel were 0.33 (95% CI, 0.26-0.4) and 0.88 (95% CI, 0.83-0.93), respectively. Likewise, for the planned treatment, kappa were 0.21 (95% CI, 0.14-0.28) and 0.9 (95% CI, 0.85-0.94), respectively. The physician's confidence increased from 3.9 (2.1) before echoSHOCK to 9.3 (1.1) after, (P < 0.001).

Conclusion: This study suggested that echoSHOCK significantly increased the ability to determine the cause of undifferentiated shock in the ED.

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