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Change trajectories of venous congestion ultrasound VExUS score to predict acute kidney injury in critically ill patients after cardiac surgery: An exploratory study

Change trajectories of venous congestion ultrasound VExUS score to predict acute kidney injury in critically ill patients after cardiac surgery: An exploratory study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2500101801
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2025-04-29
Start date
2025-06-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-05-05

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Acute kidney injury associated with cardiac surgery

Interventions

Venous non-congestion group (VExUS grade 0 or grade 1):Not applicable
Venous congestion group (VExUS grade 2 or grade 3):Not applicable

Sponsors

Ningbo No.2 Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Age >= 18 years 2. ICU Patients undergone cardiac surgery (selective / emergency ) 3. Received CPB during cardiac surgery 4. Received invasive mechanical ventilation (controlled model), no spontaneous breathing

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Age < 18 years 2. Postoperative cardiac patients admitted to the ICU for other reasons (non-surgical reasons) 3. Did not receive CPB during cardiac surgery 4. Patients with severe chronic kidney disease (eGFR<15), kidney transplantation, and chronic dialysis 5. AKI has occurred before surgery 6. Patients was extubated or had spontaneous breathing 7. Poor ultrasound imaging or intolerance to ultrasound examination 8. Under mechanical circulation support 9. Liver cirrhosis with Child-Pugh C grade 10. On the prone position, pregnancy 11. Unrecoverable end-of-life state, or expected death within 24 hours

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
the incidence of AKI within 7 days of ICU admission;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
ICU mortality;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactXiaoyang Zhou

Ningbo No.2 Hospital

zhouxiaoyang_1990@163.com+86 182 6856 0726

Outcome results

None listed

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