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Comparison of Bedside Ultrasound With Chest X-ray for Confirmation of Central Venous Catheter Position

NCT02959203 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 750

Last updated 2018-02-22

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Background:

Insertion of a central venous catheter (CVC) could lead to a variety of complications.

To detect those complications, Chest X-ray (CXR) is still the reference standard. However, there are major limitations in performing CXR's in the critical care setting.

Aim/objectives:

The objective of this study is to compare the use of bedside ultrasound (US) to conventional CXR in visualization of accuracy and safety of the CVC placement. The aim is to eventually replace X-ray with bedside ultrasound as gold standard for the confirmation of CVC-placement in critically ill patients, thereby reducing radiation exposure and unnecessary delay before CVC use.

Methods:

The bedside US will be performed by the student or attending physician, who is blinded for CXR findings. After US examination, the attending physician (or student) will fill in a structured form, based on an established protocol. CXR will be performed before or after US examination and assessed by a radiologist. The radiologist will be blinded for the findings of the bedside ultrasound to prevent any biases. Final diagnosis will be determined after examination of the complete medical chart.

Conditions

  • Pneumothorax Iatrogenic Postprocedural
  • Malposition, Central Venous Catheter

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Groene Hart Ziekenhuis

    collaborator OTHER

  • Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-06-30
Primary Completion
2017-12-31
Completion
2017-12-31

Countries

  • Netherlands

Study Locations

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