Clinical Trial Details
— Status: Not yet recruiting
Administrative data
NCT number |
NCT06331234 |
Other study ID # |
VCI |
Secondary ID |
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Status |
Not yet recruiting |
Phase |
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First received |
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Last updated |
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Start date |
May 1, 2024 |
Est. completion date |
December 1, 2024 |
Study information
Verified date |
April 2024 |
Source |
Inonu University |
Contact |
Ayse B OZER |
Phone |
+904223410660 |
Email |
abelinozer[@]gmail.com |
Is FDA regulated |
No |
Health authority |
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Study type |
Observational
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Clinical Trial Summary
Fluid overload is harmful in critically ill patients; In addition to increasing mortality, it
may increase the incidence of acute kidney injury (AKI), length of ICU stay, and duration of
mechanical ventilation by causing end-organ damage. (1-3) Mortality attributable to AKI is
20% and is an independent determinant of mortality. (4) Venous load ultrasonography score
(VExUS) is a new systemic congestion scoring method based on inferior vena cava dilation and
pulsed wave Doppler (PW-Doppler) morphology of the hepatic, portal and renal veins. It has
been proposed as a score to assess systemic congestion. When the IVC diameter is < 2 cm, it
means there is no congestion and VEXUS is 0. Mild congestion: In addition to the IVC
measuring approximately 2 cm, normal patterns such as the systolic wave being greater than
the diastolic wave in the hepatic vein PW-doppler, pulsatility below 30% in the portal vein
Doppler, continuous flow in the renal vein PW-doppler, or slightly abnormal patterns, i.e.
hepatic The systolic wave in vein PW-doppler is smaller than the diastolic wave, the
pulsatility in portal PW-doppler is between 30-50%, and the renal vein PW-doppler is
accompanied by biphasic flow, and VEXUS is scored as 1. Moderate congestion is scored as
VEXUS 2, which is measured as IVC 2 cm or more, plus inversion of the systolic wave on
hepatic vein PW-doppler, pulsatility greater than 50% on portal PW-doppler, and discontinuous
monophasic flow with only the diastolic phase on renal vein PW-doppler. It is accompanied by
one of the serious abnormal patterns such as There is severe congestion, that is, VEXUS 3:
IVC diameter of 2 cm or more and the presence of at least two seriously abnormal PW-Doppler
morphologies. (5) The primary aim of this study is to describe the prevalence of venous
congestion based on VExUS in general ICU patients. Secondary outcomes were to evaluate the
association between VExUS, AKI, and 28-day mortality.
Description:
In the first 24 hours of hospitalization, the inferior vena cava will be evaluated by an
experienced clinician (INTENSIVE CARE SPECIALIST). If the IVC diameter is below 2 cm, the
collapsibility index will be checked if the patient is not receiving mechanical ventilation
(MV) treatment, and the distensibility index will be checked if the patient is receiving MV
treatment. If the IVC diameter is over 2 cm, VEXUS will be performed. As primary outcomes,
the development of acute kidney injury within one week and 28-day mortality will be recorded.
Acute kidney injury will be performed according to KDIGO criteria. Patients' age, gender,
body mass index, comorbidities, medications used before admission to intensive care
(especially ACE inhibitors and ARBs), reason for admission to intensive care, fluid therapy
applied in the first 24 hours, and fluid balance in the first 24 hours will be recorded. In
patients taken from the emergency department, the amount of fluid taken and removed in the
emergency room will also be recorded. Additionally, the use of vasopressors/vasodilators,
inotropes, diuretics, colloids and blood products will be recorded. The central venous
pressure of patients with a central venous catheter will also be recorded on the first day.
Patients will undergo transthoracic echocardiography and lung ultrasonography simultaneously,
and ejection fraction and TAPSE will be evaluated.