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A Critical Appraisal of the Role of Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)

NCT01282099 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 22

Last updated 2014-06-26

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Summary

While near infrared spectroscopy is an exciting technology, scientific rigor is required in order to optimize its appropriate use in the clinical arena. This study will explore the feasibility and clinical applicability of data obtained from the NIRS device. The ability to noninvasively monitor peripheral perfusion remains an area of intense research. The most widely used method is pulse oximetry. The international mandate of its use in operating rooms in the early 1990s after the publication of the Harvard minimum standards for monitoring speaks to its unquestionable utility. Its pervasive application notwithstanding, pulse oximetry merely provides a calibrated ratio of arterial and venous hemoglobin saturation. While this data is valuable, time-tested, and even may hold the promise of accurately noninvasively trending cardiac output, cellular dysmetabolism -- hallmarks of vulnerable, yet viable tissue beds -- are beyond the predictive values of currently available devices.

Conditions

  • Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Akron Children's Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Michael L Forbes, MD, FAAP · Akron Children's Hospital

Eligibility

Max Age
15 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-09-30
Primary Completion
2013-02-28
Completion
2013-02-28

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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