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Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE) to Guide and Confirm Epidural Catheters in Pediatric Patients

NCT02415998 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 25

Last updated 2020-05-28

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Summary

The aim of this study is to assess whether transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) can be used to successfully guide an epidural catheter to a targeted thoracic level in pediatric patients. The catheter will be placed in the epidural space under real-time TEE imaging and assistance by a trained TEE operator (this could include an anesthesiologist or cardiologist).

Conditions

  • Epidural Space

Interventions

PROCEDURE

TEE

Epidural catheter will be placed under guidance of transesophageal echography in specific thoracic spinal segment.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Kenichi Ueda

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Kenichi Ueda, MD · University of Iowa

Eligibility

Max Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-07-31
Primary Completion
2017-09-23
Completion
2017-09-23

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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