Point of Care Ultrasound Evaluation in the Post-Anesthesia Unit

Completed

• Conditions: Chest Pain; Urine Output Low; Hypotension; Altered Mental Status; Hypoxemia

• Registration Number: NCT04410757
• Lead Sponsor: Loma Linda University

Brief Summary

The purpose of this observational research study is to examine how point-of care ultrasound affects the workup and management of perioperative complications for specific clinical scenarios of low blood pressure (hypotension), low blood oxygen (hypoxemia), in the post- anesthesia care unit (PACU).

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-08-01
• Primary Completion: 2019-08-01
• Study Completion: 2020-05-27
• Study First Submitted: 2020-05-27
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-05-27
• Study First Posted: 2020-06-01
• Status Verified: 2020-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-08-27
• Last Update Posted: 2020-08-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 128

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients in the post-anesthesia care unit with the following events
• Mean arterial blood pressure <60 mmHg or <20% of pre-operative baseline mean arterial blood pressure,) hypoxemia (pulse oximetry saturation <95% or Pao2 <80), altered mental status, decreased urine output, chest pain/EKG changes, or to confirm endotracheal Lube placement.

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients who are not able to have a point of care ultrasound examination in the post anesthesia recovery area.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
post anesthesia care (PACU) unit length of stay (minutes)	during year of the study enrollment	The primary outcome marker for the study was post anesthesia care (PACU) unit length of stay (minutes), with a hypothesis that patients receiving a POCUS examination for the cardiovascular or pulmonary event would have a shorter PACU LOS.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
number of diagnosis before and after assessment	during of the study enrollment	Additional markers include a POCUS report completed by the performing attending anesthesiologist that included POCUS findings and the number of potential diagnoses to explain the acute event (hypoxia and/or hypotension) before and after the POCUS exam was performed..

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Loma Linda University Department of Anesthesiology; 🇺🇸 Loma Linda, California, United States