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Lung Ultrasound to Detect Pulmonary Complications in Critically Ill Parturients

Completed
Conditions
Obstetric Complication
Pulmonary Disease
Lung Injury, Acute
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Registration Number
NCT03828630
Lead Sponsor
Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)
Brief Summary

This study aims at describing the frequency, timing and type of pulmonary complications detected with lung ultrasound in critically-ill parturients in admitted to a high-dependency unit in Freetown, Sierra Leone.

Detailed Description

Rationale: The three big 'killers' in parturients, peripartum hemorrhage, sepsis and pre-eclampsia all predispose to pulmonary complications. These complications affect management before, during and after the primary obstetric problem has been solved. A timely diagnosis and thorough follow-up of pulmonary complications may benefit parturients. Lung ultrasound (LUS) is a point-of-care imaging bedside tool increasingly used in the critical care setting that may prove useful in parturients.

Objective: To describe frequency, timing and type of pulmonary complications detected with LUS in critically ill parturients in a high-dependency unit (HDU), and to determine the association with outcome.

Hypotheses: Pulmonary complications detected by LUS are frequent in parturients admitted to a HDU in a resource-limited setting, and are associated with hospital mortality.

Study design: A prospective observational study. Study population: Critically ill parturients admitted to the HDU of the Princess Christian Maternity Hospital (PCMH) in Freetown, Sierra Leone.

Sample size: No formal sample size calculation is performed. Based on current rates of admissions to the HDU of the PCMH the investigators expect to perform LUS in at least 125 patients.

Methods: A trained physician performs all 12-region LUS investigations. LUS is performed at admission, after 24 and 48 hours, and when a patient's respiratory condition deteriorates. LUS findings are reported using a standardized semi-quantitative visual LUS scoring method.

Main study parameters/primary endpoints: The proportion of critically ill parturients admitted to the HDU of the PCMH with pulmonary complications detected by LUS, including interstitial syndrome, pulmonary consolidation, and pleural effusion.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
168
Inclusion Criteria
  • Admitted to the HDU of the PCMH during the study period
  • Verbal informed consent of the patient or his/her formal representative
Exclusion Criteria
  • Lung ultrasound not feasible, e.g., due to electricity breakdown, or absence of the trained sonographer.

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Proportion of parturients with pulmonary complicationsFrom admission to 48 hours later

proportion of parturients with pulmonary complications detected by LUS during stay in the HDU.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Description of lung ultrasound findingsFrom admission to 48 hours later

Precise description of ultrasound findings (proportion of patients with a normal lung, interstitial syndrome, lung consolidation, pleural effusion)

Relative risk of death in patients with a pulmonary complicationOn the day of HDU discharge or death, whichever came first, assessed up to 12 weeks after enrollment

Risk of death in the group with pulmonary complication divided by the risk of death in parturients without a pulmonary complication

Description of diagnoses made with lung ultrasoundFrom admission to 48 hours later

Proportion of patients with a diagnosis of pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome, fluid overload, no pulmonary complication.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Princess Christian Maternity Hospital

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Freetown, Sierra Leone

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