Improving Lower Extremity DVT Outcomes in the Outpatient Setting: An Evaluation of 3-Point of Care Ultrasound for Timely Diagnosis and Treatment

Summary

This study will include approximately 50 patients who will be enrolled if there is suspicion of lower extremity deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Each patient will receive a point-of-care ultrasound performed by physicians in an outpatient clinic. All patients will receive a subsequent confirmatory gold standard venous duplex ultrasonography. The investigators will compare time to diagnosis and treatment initiation and evaluate short-term clinical outcomes, including pulmonary embolism, hospitalization, ICU care, and mortality.

Eligibility

Age range

18+ years

Sex

All

Healthy volunteers

No

Interventions

• Diagnostic Test
  STAT Venous Duplex

  STAT Venous Duplex

• Diagnostic Test
  Routine Venous Duplex

  Routine Venous Duplex

Location