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The Relation Between Common Carotid Artery Diameter and Central Venous Pressure for Assessment of Intravascular Fluid Status After Major Surgeries: An Observational Study

Conditions
Fluid Resuscitation Monitoring Non-invasively
Registration Number
NCT04018443
Lead Sponsor
Beni-Suef University
Brief Summary

Recently, bedside ultrasound has become an important tool for the simple and non-invasive hemodynamic assessment of critically ill patients. This applies not only to echocardiography but also to ultrasound of large extra-thoracic veins. The sonography can provide real time assessment of the vascular system and hemodynamic status at the bedside.

To our knowledge, there is one report about the association between sonographically assessed carotid artery diameter and intravascular volume, which raised recommendation for further studies including the interplay between carotid geometry and intravascular fluid status.

Aim of the study:

The aim of this work is to evaluate the accuracy of noninvasive techniques for assessment of intravascular volume status by Sonographic assessment of both the common carotid artery diameter (CCA) and the central venous pressure (CVP) in response to a bolus of crystalloid solution infusion and to find the correlation between CCA diameter and CVP as the primary outcome in adults patients after major surgeries who needs close assessment and maintenance of the intravascular volume status.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
60
Inclusion Criteria
  1. Male and female patients (age 20-60 years).
  2. ASA physical status I and II
  3. Patients who are able to breathe spontaneously and lie supine.
  4. Patients who have CVP catheter (subclavian or internal jugular vein).
Exclusion Criteria
  1. History of carotid artery surgery
  2. Significant cardiac disease (cardiomyopathy and/or moderate to severe valvular heart lesion).
  3. Significant hepatic disease (Child-Pugh score B or C ).
  4. Renal failure.
  5. Obesity: BMI ˃ 30 kg/m2
  6. Need for mechanical ventilation.
  7. Pregnancy.
  8. Unstable vital signs during the process of sonography (e.g. the patients on vasoactive drugs)

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Common Carotid Artery diameter at expiration (millimetre)5 minutesafter fluid bolus infusion

common carotid artery internal diameter changes songraphically measured to assess intravenous resuscitation

Central venous pressure (centimetre water)5 minutes after fluid bolus infusion

Central venous pressure changes measured to assess intravenous resuscitation

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Beni Suef

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Banī Suwayf, Egypt

Beni Suef
🇪🇬Banī Suwayf, Egypt
Tarek Al Menesy, MD
Contact
+201141434355
tarek_gada@yahoo.com
Ahmed A. BAdawy, MD
Sub Investigator
Ashraf A. Mawgood, MD
Sub Investigator
Yasmine A. Badawy, Medical Student
Sub Investigator

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