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Pocket-size Ultrasound by Nurses in Cardiothoracic Post-operative Patients

NCT01847859 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 59

Last updated 2021-11-09

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The investigators aim to study the feasibility and reliability of pocket-size diagnostic ultrasound examinations performed by nurses of postoperative patients who have underwent cardiothoracic surgery in a cardiac unit.

Conditions

  • Cardiothoracic Surgery

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Ultrasound examination by nurses

Focused examination of the pleural space and inferior vena cava.Reference method: Cardiologists performed ultrasound examinations.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Norwegian University of Science and Technology

    collaborator OTHER

  • Helse Nord-Trøndelag HF

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-05-31
Primary Completion
2013-12-31
Completion
2013-12-31

Countries

  • Norway

Study Locations

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