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Side Effects of Transesophageal Echocardiography

NCT03432559 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 10

Last updated 2018-02-14

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Transesophageal echocardiography is commonly used during cardiac surgery. Complications of transesophageal echocardiography are rare (1,2%), but are often underestimated and can lead to unrecognized blood loss and site of infection.

This study wants to assess the mucosa of pharynx, upper larynx, esophagus and stomach prior to and after echo probe insertion during cardiac surgery with endoscopy.

Conditions

  • Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

endoscopy

endoscopy of pharynx, upper esophagus, mid esophagus, cardia, gastric fundus, und gastric body

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Medical University of Vienna

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ulrike Weber, M.D.Ph.D. · Medical University of Vienna

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-07-01
Primary Completion
2010-03-31
Completion
2018-01-31

Countries

  • Austria

Study Locations

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