Air embolism during neurosurgical procedures in the sitting position - pilot study to examine the feasibility for automatic detection

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00011607

Enrollment

Registered

2017-02-08

Start date

2017-02-09

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

T81.7

Interventions

Group 1: The aim is to evaluate the possibility for an automated algorithm to detect air-embolism in a live transoesophageal echocardiography study. Therefore all transoesophageal echocardiography, wh

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age > 18 years Neurosurgical procedure in (half-)sitting position Informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Missing informed consent Contraindication for transoesophageal echocardiography

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Ocurrence of air embolism	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactChristoph Schramm

Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg

christoph.schramm@med.uni-heidelberg.de+49-6221-56-38545

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 26, 2026