Assessment of intraoperative embolism during spinal surgery with transesophageal echocardiography.
Completed
- Conditions
- embolism1002837710005944
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON34704
- Lead Sponsor
- niversitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 10
Inclusion Criteria
Adult patients undergoing elective spinal surgery where the use of pedicle screws and/or vertebroplasty is planned.
Exclusion Criteria
A contra-indication for the use of transoesophageal echocardiography: oropharyngeal carcinoma, esophageal varices, esophageal stricture, esophageal diverticulum, esophagitis, Mallory-Weiss tear, recent upper gastro-intestinal hemorrhage, gastric ulcer, symptomatic hiatal hernia.
Indication for acute surgery: traumatic injury, metastatic fracture
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Incidence and severity of embolic processes during spinal surgery, measured<br /><br>using transoesophageale echocardiography. </p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>- Cardiopulmonary function (SO2, PO2, pCO2, etc.)<br /><br>- Blood pressure (systolic, diastolic and mean arterial blood pressure) </p><br>