The Use of the USCOM Device in Addition to Cardiac Ultrasound in Patients Undergoing Treatment for Undifferentiated Shock

Completed

Conditions studied: Shock

In brief

Currently, bedside ultrasound (US) is performed routinely in emergency department (ED) patients with undifferentiated shock to help guide resuscitation. Previously, it has never been possible to measure cardiac output on patients in the ED. Our clinical question looks at whether the USCOM device gives clinically relevant information in addition to ED cardiac US in patients with shock.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01981629

Run by

Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute

People needed

47

Starts

2012-07-01

Expected to finish

2013-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-10-24

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients in shock, as defined by systolic blood pressure less than 95 mmHg or shock index (heart rate/systolic blood pressure) greater than 0.9

You may not qualify if…

• less than 18 years old
• Pregnant
• Patients in shock due to trauma

Where it is running

• Hennepin County Medical Center — Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

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