A Check-list Including Lung Ultrasound for ED Patients With ARF
A Check-list Including Lung Ultrasound for ED Patients With ARF
The aim of the study is to evaluate if a check-list including lung ultrasonography can help
 to identify the etiology of the acute respiratory failure of patients managed at the
 emergency room.

 Adult patients admitted to the emergency room for acute respiratory failure will be offered
 the study. The emergency physician will perform a systematic examination using a checklist,
 including pulmonary embolism prediction scores, structured clinical examination and lung
 ultrasound, in order to establish a diagnostic hypothesis.

 A diagnostic hypothesis will be made after completion of the checklist. The emergency
 physician can perform additional examinations and treatment after completion of the
 checklist.

 The final diagnosis will be checked by an adjudication committee which will have all the
 documents established during the emergency room consultation and any hospitalization
 following this hospitalization.

 The main outcome will be the concordance rate between the diagnosis after the check-list and
 the final diagnosis.
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  Patient with acute respiratory failure table (SpO2 90% in ambient air or need more
 than 3 L/min of oxygen to have SpO2 > 92% AND/OR signs of respiratory struggle sign
 AND/OR respiratory rate control > 25 cycles/minute AND/OR cyanosis)

 -  Over 18 years old

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  Pregnant, Parturising or Breastfeeding Women

 -  Patient who has already participated in the study in the previous 7 days