Health Condition 1: 4- Measurement and Monitoring
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Normal saline solution: Normal saline solution administered through the arterial catheter at a rate of 3 ml/hour until catheter is insitu or till the duration of study(5 days from the p
Sponsors
KKCTH CHILDS TRUST MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION
Srinivas Kowshik
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. peripheral arterial catheters inserted in PICU and kept for atleast 12 hours 2. child needing arterial catheter as a part of management
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. hypersensitivity to heparin 2. patient with known bleeding or coagulation disorder 3. patient treated with anticoagulant or fibrinolytic medications 4. external transfer with a peripheral arterial catheter insitu or required an emergency out of hours Peripheral arterial catheter insertion
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Proportion of non-patency (occlusion) of arterial catheters in each treatment groupTimepoint: Each arterial catheter was observed and data was collected for a maximum of 120 hours from the time of insertion of catheter. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Mean duration of patency of arterial catheters in each treatment groupTimepoint: Each arterial catheter was observed and data was collected for a maximum of 120 hours from the time of insertion of catheter. | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactSRINIVAS KOWSHIK MALLURI
KANCHI KAMAKOTI CHILDS TRUST HOSPITAL
Outcome results
None listed