Oscar 2 blood pressure measuring device validation during aero-medical transportation of critically ill patients

In critically ill aeromedical patients the accuracy and reliability of the Oscar 2 non-invasive blood pressure is equivalent to invasive blood pressure monitoring techniques

Status

Not yet recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12612000349842

Enrollment

Registered

2012-03-26

Start date

2012-04-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

This study aims to assess the accuracy and reliability of the Oscar 2 non-invasive blood pressure measuring device during; 1. fixed wing; and 2. helicopter transportation of critically ill patients.

Interventions

The Oscar 2 is an automated device that has been shown to reliably and accurately measure mean pressures in the critically ill patient population. The performance of this device will be examined during aero-medical transportation of 15 patients.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Patients will be recruited into the study if they are undergoing either fixed-wing or helicopter transportation and: are adults (> 18 years of age) already have an intra-arterial catheter inserted into either the radial, ulna or brachial artery are physiologically stable. Patients are to be recruited at the discretion of the attending Aeromedical and Medical Retrieval Service (AMRS) physician.

Exclusion criteria

Patients will be excluded if they; do not fulfil the inclusion criteria have uni- or bilateral arm or hand trauma have cardiac arrhythmias such as; atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, a heart rate of less than 40 beats per minute a heart rate of greater than 200 beats per minute.

Outcome results