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The POCUS PATHWAY-trial is a multi-center, randomized, investigator-initiated, open labelled, pragmatic, controlled trial of a point-of-care ultrasound-driven diagnostic pathway vs standard diagnostic pathway in dyspneic emergency department patients. The primary outcome will be 24-hour hospital stay and 642 patients will be included. Key secondary outcomes include overall hospital length of stay, image resources, and 72-hour revisits.


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NCT number NCT05674916
Study type Interventional
Source Aarhus University Hospital
Contact Stig H Ovesen
Phone +4527121505
Email stigholm@clin.au.dk
Status Recruiting
Phase N/A
Start date January 25, 2023
Completion date February 25, 2025

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