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The Impact of Focused Transthoracic Echocardiography in Urgent Abdominal Surgery for Septic Patients

NCT02846948 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 131

Last updated 2018-11-21

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The aim of the study is to identify the diagnostic value of the focused assessed echocardiography in septic patients undergoing urgent abdominal surgery due to peritonitis. The investigators expect that the incidence of hemodynamic instability will be reduced and the survival of the patients will be improved.

Conditions

  • Sepsis
  • Hypovolemia
  • Peritonitis

Interventions

OTHER

Focused assessed echocardiography

Focused assessed transthoracic echocardiography is non-invasive, painless procedure. The transducer is placed on the chest at certain locations and angles to get the required information on patient's condition.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Lithuanian University of Health Sciences

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Andrius Macas, profesor · Lithuanian university of health sciencies

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-01-31
Primary Completion
2017-01-01
Completion
2018-02-01

Countries

  • Lithuania

Study Locations

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Diseases

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