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Can Ultrasound be Used to Verify CVC Position and to Exclude Pneumothorax?

NCT00388375 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 23

Last updated 2014-10-20

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if emergency room physicians can use bedside ultrasound to quickly determine the proper placement of a central venous catheter and to evaluate for complications such as a punctured lung.

Conditions

  • Catheterization, Central Venous

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Ultrasound

limited ultrasound examination to evaluate the following areas: Examination of the subclavian and internal jugular veins to assess proper catheter placement PTX detection, using lung sliding and comet-tail artifact Visualization of the heart (right atrium and ventricle) and the inferior vena cava through the subcostal window

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Christiana Care Health Services

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jason Nomura, MD · Christiana Care Health Services

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-10-31
Primary Completion
2008-12-31
Completion
2008-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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