Circulatory System
Conditions
Interventions
Transthoracic Echocardiography and Electrical Cardiometry in assessing cardiac output
Sponsors
NO
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Adult patients, aged between 18 to 70 years. 2. Both sexes 3. Patient spontaneously breathing with the diagnosis of sepsis or septic shock 4. Require fluid resuscitation as part of their management. 5. Patient with hypotension (defined as mean arterial pressure (MAP) <65mm Hg)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Age < 18 years. 2. History of heart disease (e.g. valvular, myopathy, ischemic). 3. History of hepatic or End-stage renal disease,. 4. Evidence of pulmonary embolism or dysrhythmias. 5. severe anemia, pregnancy 6. Patients unable to lie supine or requiring mechanical ventilation. 7. Patients admitted with sever Burn 8. difficulty in getting an adequate echocardiography window [morbidly obese (BMI=40 kg/m2)] and chest wall trauma, were precluded from the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Estimate the suitability of Electrical Cardiometry against Transthoracic Echocardiography for continuous cardiac output measurement pre- and post- fluid challenge maneuver. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| • Compare hemodynamic variables between fluid responders and fluid non responders ,such as 1. Mean blood pressure 2. Heart rate 3. Oxygen saturation 4. Central venous pressure (CVP) | — |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Public ContactAsmaa Ibrahim Mohammed Elzwedy
Lecturer of anesthesia and intensive care and pain management Faculty of Medicine at Menoufia University
Outcome results
None listed