Ultrasound study of echocardiographic artifacts in mechanically ventilated patients

The "cardiac-lung mass" artifact: an echocardiographic sign of lung atelectasis and/or pleural effusion

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN49216096

Enrollment

200

Registered

2008-07-10

Start date

2005-01-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Lung atelectasis or consolidation, and/or pleural effusion Respiratory Other respiratory disorders

Interventions

Subjects underwent lung echography and transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) with a Philips XD11 XE ultrasound device (Philips, Bothell, USA) equipped with a convex 5 to 7 MHz and with a 1.5 to 3.6-MHz

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Critically ill patients (adults, either sex) 2. Body mass index less than 30 kg/m^2 3. Acute Physiology And Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE II) score less than 25 4. Exhibited the same initial findings on lung echography, lung atelectasis and/or pleural effusion

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Mechanically ventilated patients without any signs of lung pathology

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Occurence of possible echocardiographic artifacts generated by adjacent lung pathology.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
No secondary outcome measures	—

Countries

France, Greece

Outcome results

None listed

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