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Lung Ultrasound-Guided Emergency Department Management of Acute Heart Failure (BLUSHED-AHF): A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial.


ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The goal of this study was to determine whether a 6-hour lung ultrasound (LUS)-guided strategy-of-care improves pulmonary congestion over usual management in the emergency department (ED) setting. A secondary goal was to explore whether early targeted intervention leads to improved outcomes.

Background

Targeting pulmonary congestion in acute heart failure remains a key goal of care. LUS B-lines are a semi-quantitative assessment of pulmonary congestion. Whether B-lines decrease in patients with acute heart failure by targeting therapy is not well known.

Methods

A multicenter, single-blind, ED-based, pilot trial randomized 130 patients to receive a 6-hour LUS-guided treatment strategy versus structured usual care. Patients were followed up throughout hospitalization and 90 days' postdischarge. B-lines ≤15 at 6 h was the primary outcome, and days alive and out of hospital (DAOOH) at 30 days was the main exploratory outcome.

Results

No significant difference in the proportion of patients with B-lines ≤15 at 6 hours (25.0% LUS vs 27.5% usual care; P = 0.83) or the number of B-lines at 6 hours (35.4 ± 26.8 LUS vs 34.3 ± 26.2 usual care; P = 0.82) was observed between groups. There were also no differences in DAOOH (21.3 ± 6.6 LUS vs 21.3 ± 7.1 usual care; P = 0.99). However, a significantly greater reduction in the number of B-lines was observed in LUS-guided patients compared with those receiving usual structured care during the first 48 hours (P = 0.04).

Conclusions

In this pilot trial, ED use of LUS to target pulmonary congestion conferred no benefit compared with usual care in reducing the number of B-lines at 6 hours or in 30 days DAOOH. However, LUS-guided patients had faster resolution of congestion during the initial 48 hours. (B-lines Lung Ultrasound-Guided ED Management of Acute Heart Failure Pilot Trial; NCT03136198).

SUBMITTER: Pang PS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8419011 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Lung Ultrasound-Guided Emergency Department Management of Acute Heart Failure (BLUSHED-AHF): A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial.

Pang Peter S PS   Russell Frances M FM   Ehrman Robert R   Ferre Rob R   Gargani Luna L   Levy Phillip D PD   Noble Vicki V   Lane Kathleen A KA   Li Xiaochun X   Collins Sean P SP  

JACC. Heart failure 20210707 9


<h4>Objectives</h4>The goal of this study was to determine whether a 6-hour lung ultrasound (LUS)-guided strategy-of-care improves pulmonary congestion over usual management in the emergency department (ED) setting. A secondary goal was to explore whether early targeted intervention leads to improved outcomes.<h4>Background</h4>Targeting pulmonary congestion in acute heart failure remains a key goal of care. LUS B-lines are a semi-quantitative assessment of pulmonary congestion. Whether B-lines  ...[more]

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