Measurement of Cardiac Output and Intravascular Volume Status in Children Using COstatus (SH)

Completed

Conditions studied: Intensive Care

In brief

Assessment and monitoring of cardiac function in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) is an integral part of hemodynamic monitoring of critically ill patients whether it is done directly or indirectly. Measurement of cardiac output (CO) can specifically guide therapies to support the cardiovascular system in critically ill children with multi organ dysfunction. Because of the side effects involved in measuring cardiac output directly, intensive monitoring of patients is currently limited to an integrated assessment of tissue perfusion, oxygen delivery and cellular health both at regional and global levels. Currently available methods of measuring CO have their limitations and complications, and are not used routinely for bedside monitoring. Therefore, the investigators propose to use a newly developed method, termed COstatus for the monitoring of CO in patients admitted to PICU.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01613859

Run by

Transonic Systems Inc.

People needed

9

Starts

2012-01-01

Expected to finish

2014-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-05-27

Who can join

Age: any, up to 21. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients under 21 years
• Presence of compensated or decompensated shock irrespective of etiology
• Presence of an existing peripheral arterial and central venous catheters

You may not qualify if…

• Patients allergic to heparin

Where it is running

• Shands Children's Hospital, University of Florida — Gainesville, Florida, United States

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