Prevention and Treatment of AKI VEXUS Guided Post Cardiac Surgery

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Conditions studied: Acute Kidney Injury, Cardiac Surgery Associated - Acute Kidney Injury

In brief

The main goal of this clinical trial is to learn if evaluation by ultrasound of venous congestion of liver and kidneys can guide treatment and prevent and treat acute kidney injury post cardiac surgery (CSA-AKI). Participants will: Be evaluated by liver and kidney veins ultrasound (treatment group) or a placebo post CSA-AKI. Fluid management for the treatment group will be based on a score that emerges from this evaluation (Venous Excess Ultrasound Score, VEXUS). Kidney function will be daily monitored and followed-up for 7 days and until discharge. Daily fluid balance and laboratory examination will be performed. Data will be recorded and collected and a statistical analysis will provide the results that will show or not a probable superiority of this evaluation comparing to the usual care.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06972082

Run by

Onassis Cardiac Surgery Centre

People needed

304

Starts

2023-06-29

Expected to finish

2025-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2025-05-14

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Patients in the Cardiac Surgery ICU who develop acute kidney injury according to KDIGO criteria, within 48 hours of ICU admission after cardiac surgery
• Elective and non-elective cardiac surgery.

You may not qualify if…

• Patient refusal
• Severe chronic renal failure (GFR<15 mL/min/m2 or on hemodialysis).
• Critical preoperative condition (severe cardiogenic shock, resuscitated cardiac arrest, support with mechanical circulatory assist devices).
• Liver cirrhosis or inferior vena cava obstruction.
• Pregnancy.
• Morbid obesity (BMI>40 kg/m2).
• Delirium or other condition that prevents the performance of an ultrasound study.

Where it is running

• Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center — Athens, Kallithea, Greece (enrolling)

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