PAthwAy of Dyspneic patIent in Emergency in France
For patients and families
In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- This is an observational study: the protocol does not assign a study treatment.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Acute Dyspnea. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- France
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Overview
This observational retrospective multi-center study focuses on patients treated for acute dyspnea by emergency medical teams. The primary objective is to identify factors associated with the risk of mortality and rehospitalization in these patients. This evaluation will be conducted both overall and within specific subgroups of interest, including gender (men/women), age categories, mode of admission, and comorbidities.
Primary outcome measures
- All-cause post-hospitalization mortality and rehospitalization [Time frame: Within 5 years following hospital discharge]
Secondary outcome measures (12)
- Proportion of readmissions (all-cause and specific - including hospitalization for acute dyspnea ). [Time frame: 1 month and 1 year post admission for acute dyspnea in the emergency department]
- Post admission mortality [Time frame: Within 20 years following hospital discharge]
- Post admission rehospitalization [Time frame: Within 20 years following hospital discharge]
- Erroneous etiological diagnosis of dyspnea in the emergency department [Time frame: Within hospital stay, maximum 21 days]
- All-cause mortality and specific mortality (cardiovascular and non-cardiovascular). [Time frame: Within 5 years following hospital discharge]
- Emergency post-admission mortality [Time frame: Within 20 years following hospital discharge]
- Emergency post-admission rehospitalisation [Time frame: Within 20 years following hospital discharge]
- Duration of stay in the emergency department [Time frame: Within hospital stay, maximum 21 days]
- Erroneous etiological diagnosis of dyspnea in the emergency department [Time frame: Within hospital stay, maximum 21 days]
- In-hospital mortality [Time frame: Within hospital stay, maximum 21 days]
- Length of hospital stay [Time frame: Within hospital stay, maximum 21 days]
- Post emergency admission (For dyspnea) mortality and rehospitalization [Time frame: Within 5 years following hospital discharge]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Man or women aged 18 years and older.
- Patients with acute dyspnea managed by a medical emergency team at the investigator centers between 2010 and 2021.
Exclusion criteria
\- Cardiorespiratory arrest before emergency department management.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
Study locations
France · 4 centers
- CHU de Besançon — Besançon
- CHU de Dijon — Dijon
- Hospices civils de Lyon, Groupement Hospitalier Édouard-Herriot — Lyon
- CHRU of Nancy — Nancy
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06509854 · 2022PI21