Use of Point-of-care Ultrasound in High Risk Surgical Patients

Ultrasonography Clinical Trial

Official title:

Effects of Perioperative Point-of-care Ultrasound Assessment on Postoperative Outcomes in High Risk Surgical Patients

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03123536
• Other study ID #: 20161226
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• First received: April 17, 2017
• Last updated: April 20, 2017
• Start date: February 1, 2017
• Est. completion date: September 2018

Study information

• Verified date: April 2017
• Source: Zhongda Hospital
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

There is currently a lack of evidence to support the use of perioperative point-of-care ultrasound to assess the outcomes in high risk surgical patients. Thus, the purposes of this study were to evaluate whether perioperative use of point-of-care ultrasound can reduce the worse postoperative outcomes in high surgical patients.

Description:

Point-of-care ultrasound is increasingly established as a useful bedside tool when performed by the anesthesiologist for evaluation of cardiopulmonary dysfunction and other emergent situations. However, it remains unclear whether use of perioperative point-of-care ultrasound can reduce the worse postoperative outcomes in high surgical risk patients.

Patients were randomly allocated to two groups. In the point-of-care ultrasound group, treatment was oriented by the findings of point-of-care ultrasound, while in the control group the decisions about the management of patients were made by the experience of the clinical team. The primary outcome measures were hospital mortality and 28-day mortality, and the secondary outcome measures were the complications and length of hospital stay.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 200
• Est. completion date: September 2018
• Est. primary completion date: May 2018
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients who have comprised cardiovascular,respiratory diseases,or other critical illness.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients who decline to participate.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Cardiopulmonary
• Outcomes
• Ultrasonography

Intervention

Device:
• Point-of-care Ultrasound
Patients' management in the point-of-care ultrasound group will be adjusted according to the results of ultrasound, whereas patients in the control group the decisions about the management were made by the experience of clinical team.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
China	Zhongda Hospital	Nanjing	Jiangsu

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Zhongda Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

China, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Hypotension	Patients who have hypotension which is defined by mean arterial pressure less than 60 mmHg	Within 7 days after surgery