Does Ultrasound Assessment for Extravascular Lung Water and IVC Measurement Affect Outcomes in Inpatient Heart Failure Management?

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Conditions studied: Acute Decompensated Heart Failure

In brief

This study evaluates daily POCUS/FCU exams on patients admitted for acute decompensated heart failure with primary end point of acute kidney injury while in hospital.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04436718

Run by

Riverside University Health System Medical Center

People needed

400

Starts

2019-08-01

Expected to finish

2021-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2020-06-18

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 95. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age >18 admitted for acute decompensated heart failure exacerbation as primary admission diagnosis from Emergency department to General Medicine ward that are administered diuretic therapy expected to be admitted for two days or more.

You may not qualify if…

• Decline consent for study
• If admitted and research team not available for consent and initial evaluation prior within 6 hours of first diuretic administration
• Patients in whom diuretics will not be utilized (i.e. anuric, ESRD on HD)
• Inability to assess IVC (surgical anatomy, body habitus, Ileus, etc.)
• Patients admitted to ICU
• Patients currently on positive pressure ventilation (BiPAP)
• Patients discharged from the emergency department
• Patients discharged prior to evaluation by the POCUS team

Where it is running

• RUHS Medical center — Moreno Valley, California, United States (enrolling)

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