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Relationship Between Potassium Level in Venous Blood Samples Drawn and Heel Sticks In Infants and Newborns

NCT01349218 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 31

Last updated 2016-05-13

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to find out whether there is a correlation (link) between the level of potassium in blood samples drawn from a vein and those drawn from a heel stick in infants scheduled for elective surgery.

Conditions

  • Hyperkalemia

Interventions

OTHER

Blood sample drawn from a vein

0.5 ml will be drawn from a vein when an IV is started for the surgery or from an IV already in place. The blood will be placed into a heparinized, 1 ml syringe for venous blood gas analysis.

OTHER

Blood sample drawn from a heel stick

A second blood sample, 0.3 ml will be drawn into a capillary pipette from a heel stick for capillary blood gas analysis.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Memorial Hermann Hospital

    collaborator OTHER

  • The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Samia N Khalil, M.D. · Faculty

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Max Age
6 Months
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-03-31
Primary Completion
2014-03-31
Completion
2014-03-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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