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Nexfin®-Monitoring System

Completed
Conditions
Surgery
Registration Number
NCT01362335
Lead Sponsor
University Medical Center Groningen
Brief Summary

In many surgical procedures, anaesthesiological care is provided according to the best scientific and clinical information available. However, since hemodynamic monitoring until recently did not allow for beat-to-beat information of the haemodynamical changes, many fast-changing events may have been unnoticed or have not been investigated as precisely as is possible today. Moreover, in several surgical procedures - like eye surgery - the invasiveness of the classical haemodynamical monitoring devices was of such a degree that until now, in these circumstances these vital parameters were not investigated yet.

Therefore, the availability of this new device, which allows for noninvasive beat-to-beat assessment of these haemodynamical parameters gives a unique opportunity to investigate our anaesthesiological management and to elucidate whether improvements are desirable and possible.

The Nexfin monitor consists of a cuff-micromanometer that is located around the third finger. It simultaneously uses continuous pressure readings and light-absorption spectrometry to determine valuable haemodynamical information. Data is recorded and available for subsequent offline analysis.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
120
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients that are accepted for surgery
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients unable or unwilling to provide consent.

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
haemodynamical changes after several surgical and anaesthesiological interventions.30 minutes - 2 hours

Beat-to-beat determination of stroke volume, cardiac output, blood pressure and systemic resistance measurement

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University Medical Center Groningen

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Groningen, Netherlands

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