Clinical implications of ultrasonographic findings of internal jugular veins and carotid arteries in chronic renal failure patients
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Diseases of The genitoruinary system
- Registration Number
- KCT0000198
- Lead Sponsor
- Samsung Medical Center
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 120
Inclusion Criteria
Adult CRF patients, aged 17-65 years, undergoing elective kidney transplantation in our hospital
Exclusion Criteria
Patients who had IJV catheters and patients whose IJV catheters were in place for less than one week or used for fewer than three dialysis treatments were excluded from the study.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational Study
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Internal jugular vein stenosis;The severity of stenosis or occlusion;The change of stenosis or occlusion after six months;Carotid artery abnormality
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Potential confounder of CA abnormality- age;Potential confounder of CA abnormality-gender;Potential confounder of CA abnormality-body mass index (BMI);Potential confounder of CA abnormality-diabetes mellitus (DM);Potential confounder of CA abnormality-duration of Internal jugular vein catheterisation;Potential confounder of CA abnormality-history of dialysis ;Potential confounder of CA abnormality- duration of dialysis