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QuantiPEIT-Study: Quantification of pleural effusions by electrical impedance tomography

Recruiting
Conditions
Pleural effusion, not elsewhere classified
J90
Registration Number
DRKS00033369
Lead Sponsor
Klinik für Anästhesiologie und Operative Intensivmedizin, Uniklinikum Köln
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
30
Inclusion Criteria

• Admission to an intensive care unit
• Evidence of pleural effusion (unilateral / bilateral)
• No contraindications for the usage of the EIT belt
• Patients receive EIT monitoring to monitor their ventilation,
monitor their weaning process or monitor non-invasive
ventilation.

Exclusion Criteria

• No pleural effusion detectable
• Immobilization (e.g. unstable spinal trauma / ribs /
Sternal fractures, pelvic fractures, etc.) prohibit the use of a belt
for the EIT measurement
• Patients with a pacemaker, cardioverter (ICD) or other
electrical pacemakers, which are powered by the alternating current of
the EIT measurement could be impaired in its function.
• Patients with skin lesions in the area of the EIT belt location.

Study & Design

Study Type
observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
- Quantification of pleural effusion with ultrasound or computed tomography<br>- Quantification of pleural effusion after drainage (open surgical or via <br> puncture)
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
- Detection of a residual” pleural effusion despite drainage<br>- Quantification of pleural effusion after drainage<br> (osurgical drainage or drainage via puncture) via ultrasound
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