Measure Cardiac Output Using Ultrasound Dilution in Mechanically Ventilated Children

Post Cardiac Surgery Clinical Trial

Official title: Investigation of the Reliability to Measure Cardiac Output by a New Ultrasound Dilution Method in Mechanically Ventilated Children After Pediatric Cardiac Surgery

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

The measurement of cardiac output (CO) and hemodynamic pressures are vital for proper management of severely hemodynamic compromised patients. A new ultrasound dilution method (COstatus) for cardiac output measurement has been developed.

Clinical Trial Description

The thermodilution technique with a pulmonary artery catheter has been the standard in adult patients for cardiac output measurement. However, using pulmonary artery catheter remains a major clinical problem in children due to technical and size constraints.

COstatus measures changes in blood ultrasound velocity in an extracorporeal AV loop caused by body-temperature isotonic saline injected into the central vein and calculates cardiac output derived from a dilution curve. ;

Study Design

Time Perspective: Prospective

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Post Cardiac Surgery

• NCT number: NCT01662141
• Study type: Observational
• Source: Transonic Systems Inc.
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: February 2010
• Completion date: September 2011