Relationship Between Potassium Level in Venous Blood Samples Drawn and Heel Sticks In Infants and Newborns

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Conditions studied: Hyperkalemia

In brief

The purpose of this study is to find out whether there is a correlation (link) between the level of potassium in blood samples drawn from a vein and those drawn from a heel stick in infants scheduled for elective surgery.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01349218

Run by

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

People needed

31

Starts

2014-03-01

Expected to finish

2014-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-05-13

Who can join

Age: any, up to 1. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Infants and babies, ASA physical Status I-III, less than 6 month of age and scheduled to have elective surgery under routine general anesthesia at Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital will be included.

You may not qualify if…

• Babies and infants with documented anemia (< 8 gm), who are bleeding, ASA Classification >III, have sickle cell disease or trait, thalassemia, HIV or DIC will be excluded from the study. Babies with organ failure will be excluded.

Where it is running

• Memorial Hermann Hospital — Houston, Texas, United States

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