Unexplained anemia Unexplained anemia
Conditions
Interventions
In bed-cycling during 15 minutes.Patient movement and effort related to daily nursing care.
Sponsors
Deventer Ziekenhuis
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients admitted to the intensive care with an expected stay longer than 72 hours.Arterial catheter placement as a planned procedure for patient monitoring.Age > 18 years.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Blood transfusion within 24 hours prior to measurements.Signs of active bleeding.Brain injury, meningitis, encephalitis or cerebrovascular event.Contraindication for in-bed cycling due to trauma, surgery or disability.Indwelling arterial or central venous catheter in the groin.Patients with an indication for mechanical ventilation in prone position.Cardiac arrhythmias with a heart rate < 50 or > 120 bpm.Evidence of myocardial ischemia on EKGPatients admitted with deep venous thrombosis or pulmonary embolism.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change of hemoglobin concentrations in arterial blood. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Correlations between treatment effects on hemoglobin concentrations and Apache-2 and SOFA scores on admission. Corrrelations between treatment effects on hemoglobin concentrations and baseline levels of CRP and ESR and with maximal Hb changes during the ICU stay. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Contacts
Public ContactA.L. Steveninck
Deventer Ziekenhuis
Outcome results
None listed