Echocardiography-guided Hemodynamic (EGHEM) Management Strategy to Improve Clinical Outcomes for Elderly Patients With Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction (LVDD) Undergoing Non-cardiac Surgery
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Ventricular Dysfunction, Left
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
- Enrollment
- 97
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Number of Patients who undergo dynamic heart function changes during surgery
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 2 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
Elderly patients are the fastest growing surgical population and have an increased risk of postoperative cardiac problems. Diastolic dysfunction, or the reduced ability of the heart' s ventricles to fill completely, is common in the elderly population and increases the risk of major adverse cardiac events after surgery. This study will measure diastolic filling and implement fluid and drug management during surgery to determine whether this reduces serious cardiac events related to diastolic dysfunction after surgery in this high-risk population.
Detailed Description
Elderly patients are the fastest growing surgical population and present with increased risk of postoperative cardiac problems, especially congestive heart failure. Diastolic dysfunction is common in the elderly population and increases the risk of major adverse cardiac events after surgery. This project will use dynamic measurements of diastolic filling pressures by echocardiography for goal-directed fluid and drug management during surgery to determine whether this reduces serious cardiac events related to diastolic dysfunction after surgery in this high-risk population.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Age 70 years and older
- •Echocardiographic Evidence of Grade I, II or III LVDD on Preoperative Transthoracic Echocardiography (TTE) examination
- •Undergoing Vascular Surgery including but not limited to : Lower extremity bypass,Open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair
Exclusion Criteria
- •Patients with expected hospital stay \< 24 hours
- •Inability to undergo TEE and Transesophageal Echocardiography(TTE)
- •Clinical evidence/suspicion of elevated Intercranial Pressure (ICP)
- •Preoperative shock or systemic sepsis
- •Emergency operation
- •American Society of Anesthesiologists Status V
- •Participation in another clinical trial
- •General Anesthesia not planned for procedure
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Number of Patients who undergo dynamic heart function changes during surgery
Time Frame: 2 years
We will test the hypothesis that Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction (LVDD) undergoes dynamic changes perioperatively. A. We will preoperatively identify 200 elderly subjects to provide 80% power to detect a change in LVDD undergoing noncardiac surgery using a 0.01 level two-sided paired t-test. B. We will assess changes in LVDD in these subjects based on hourly intraoperative echocardiography data points.
Secondary Outcomes
- Safety of Echo-Guided Hemodynamic Management during surgery(1 year)