A Simple Clinical Tool to Help Assess Patient Volume (Fluid) Status

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00599794

Enrollment

Registered

2008-01-24

Start date

2006-01-31

Completion date

2008-01-31

Last updated

2008-01-24

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Conditions

Sepsis

Keywords

Sepsis, Intravascular volume, Ultrasound, Noninvasive measurement

Brief summary

Patients may have actual or relative intravascular volume depletion in a number of different disease states, particularly with sepsis syndrome. However, it is clinically difficult to determine volume status without invasive monitoring, which may cause unintended complications. Our hypothesis is that we can accurately estimate central venous pressure, which is a surrogate marker of volume status, with a noninvasive portable ultrasound device.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Age 18 or older. * Healthy, euvolemic volunteers and critically ill patients who are already in an intensive care unit and who will have a central venous catheter placed as part of their planned medical treatment.

Exclusion criteria

* Inability to use ultrasound to measure jugular vein (neck brace or bandage), code situation.

Countries

United States

Outcome results