Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) to assess perfusion in suspected joint infection after arthroplasty joint replacement

Recruiting

• Conditions: T84.0; Mechanical complication of internal joint prosthesis

• Registration Number: DRKS00028083
• Lead Sponsor: Zentrum für Orthopädie, Unfallchirurgie und Paraplegiologie

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-02-14
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

Adult patients with suspected joint infection in the hip or knee joint after total joint replacement who present and are examined at Heidelberg University Hospital are included in the study. In addition, patients who return 1 year postoperatively (or later) for routine follow-up after joint replacement are invited to participate in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

- Age under 18 years
- Inability to consent
- Known intolerance to SonoVue® or other ultrasound contrast media.
- Allergic reaction when given SonoVue®
- Patients with known right-to-left shunt, severe pulmonary hypertension (pulmonary artery pressure > 90 mmHg), uncontrolled systemic hypertension or acute respiratory distress syndrome
- Pregnancy and breast feeding period.
- Lack of informed consent or
- refusal to participate.

Study & Design

• Study Type: observational
• Study Design: Not specified