Esophageal Doppler guided fluid management Improves blood lactate clearance in multiple Trauma Patients: a randomised controlled trial

Completed

• Conditions: Multiple trauma patients; Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning; Trauma

• Registration Number: ISRCTN07606792
• Lead Sponsor: Charles University (Czech Republic)

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2006-10-19
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 160

Inclusion Criteria

Ventilated patients with multiple trauma and estimated blood loss more than 2000 ml admitted to interdisciplinary Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of teaching university hospital in 2003 to 2005.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients aged less than 18 years
2. Patients with traumatic brain injury requiring treatment of intracranial hypertension
3. Those with relative contraindications to the use of the esophageal Doppler probe, such as orofacial and esophageal injury or other known oropharyngeal and esophageal disease

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified