The Use of the Venous Excess Ultrasound Score as a Bedside Tool to Predict Incidence of Acute Kidney Injury in Patients with Septic Shock

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202409715853957

Enrollment

Registered

2024-09-02

Start date

2022-11-25

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-09-14

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Conditions

Circulatory System Kidney Disease

Interventions

ultrasound radiation

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Adult patients,age between 18-80years . 2. Patients admitted with septic shock state and admitted to ICU within 24 hour of sepsis diagnosis.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Pregnancy 2. Patients discharged from ICU within first 7 days 3. Patients with cardiopulmonary resuscitation 4. Patients with IVC thrombus 5. Patients with conditions that may have interfered with portal Doppler assessment (cirrhosis, portal thrombosis) 6. Patients with chronic kidney disease (estimated glomerular filtration rate < 30mL/min per 1.73 m2 calculated using the Modified Diet in Renal Disease formula or dialysis. 7. Patient with moderate to severe tricuspid regurgitation or impaired EF

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Correlation between serial VEXUS score and incidence of AKI in patients with septic shock	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Correlation between VEXUS score and fluid balance, clinical signs of fluid overload, right heart function, new onset other organ failure, Length of ICU stay, mechanical ventilation days and in-hospital mortality rates.	—

Countries

Egypt

Contacts

Public Contacthanady mohammed

Lecturer of Critical Care Medicine

hanadymhmmd@gmail.com0201068004428

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026