Evaluation of extravascular lung water in intensive care: comparison between single transpulmonary thermodilution technique and lung ultrasound

Evaluation of extravascular lung water in intensive care: comparison between single transpulmonary thermodilution technique and lung ultrasound - ELWICARE

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00004816

Enrollment

155

Registered

2019-05-31

Start date

2013-10-06

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

J81

Interventions

Group 1: Observational study, with each patient included, a lung sonogram is first performed to detect so-called B-lines and then the EVLW measured by transpulmonary thermodilution.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Critically ill patients with clinically indicated and established hemodynamic Monitoring.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patient Age < 18

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Determination of the correlation between a B-line-score and EVLW in ICU-patients.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Determination of a semiquantitative B-line score for an 8-position examination.	—

Countries

Austria, Germany

Contacts

Public ContactArmin Seibel

Diakonie Klinikum Jung-Stilling

armin.seibel@diakonie-sw.de027133340090

Outcome results

None listed

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