Effect of Ultrasound Guided Preoperative Fluid Therapy on Low Blood Pressure after Anesthesia in Elderly Patients Undergoing Surgery

The impact of pre-rehydration guided by Carotid Corrected Flow time on hypotension following general anaesthesia induction in elderly patients undergoing elective surgery: A prospective randomized control trial - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2025/07/091861

Enrollment

100

Registered

2025-07-28

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-08-18

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: Intravenous fluid therapy with Normal Saline: Carotid ultrasound doppler would be done to measure the right side carotid corrected flow time. If the carotid Ftc value is less than 340.7

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: ASA 1 and ASA 2

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: History of neck trauma or surgery. Presence of rhythm disorder, cardioverters or implantable pacemakers. Presence of severe heart disease such as cardiomyopathy or valvular heart disease. Renal impairment.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Evaluation whether pre-rehydration based on carotid corrected flow time can reduce the incidence of hypotension after general anesthesia induction in elderly patientsTimepoint: Mean Arterial Pressure and Blood pressure is monitored for every 1 minute for the first 5 minutes and then every 3 minutes for the next 10 minutes post-induction	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
NILTimepoint: NIL	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Apoorwa N Kothari

St Johns Medical College and Hospital

drapoorwa100@gmail.com9632266777

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026