Comparison of Cardiac Output Measured by Ultrasound Dilution Method and Pulmonary Artery Thermodilution Technique

Completed

Conditions studied: Cardiac Disease, Post Surgery Patients

In brief

Cardiac output (CO) is an important hemodynamic variable in the management of critically ill patients. The pulmonary artery catheter (PAC) requires invasive techniques with potential complications and there is increasing interest in less invasive methods of measuring CO. This study is designed to compare CO values from PAC thermodilution (COTD) and ultrasound dilution (COUD).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01616017

Run by

Transonic Systems Inc.

People needed

39

Starts

2012-05-01

Expected to finish

2013-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-05-27

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 100. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age ≥ 18 years of age
• Presence of arterial catheter plus central venous pressure monitor and pulmonary artery catheter for hemodynamic monitoring.

You may not qualify if…

• Age < 18 years of age
• Patients with structurally abnormal heart (e.g. shunt) (confirmed by history taking)
• Patients who have heparin allergy. (Confirmed by history taking)

Where it is running

• The Queen's Medical Center — Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

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