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eoNav ECHO Study: Determine what electrocardiogram (ECG) waveforms are associated with central venous access lines placed in babies and checked by ultrasound

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
ewborn Vascular Access
Newborn Vascular Access
Reproductive Health and Childbirth - Complications of newborn
Registration Number
ACTRN12623000426684
Lead Sponsor
Royal Women's Hospital
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
25
Inclusion Criteria

Neonatal inpatients at the Royal Women's Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit requiring central venous catheter (CVC) placement or arriving at the RWH with a CVC in place AND clinical team approves approach of family for consent

Exclusion Criteria

Emergency catheterisation procedures. Assesment by clinical team that patient is too unstable to perform the recording. Infusions which do not allow connection of an adapter and related small saline flush.

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Electrocardiogram (ECG) characteristics for different catheter tip positions including placement in the preferred position (at the junction of the inferior vena cava and the atrium), too far advanced in (reaching into the atrium or further into the heart or superior vena cava), or too low (in the ductus venosus or liver vessels).[ At completion of intravascular electrocardiogram and ultrasound recordings]
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
il[ N/A]
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