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Cardiac Output Measurement by TEE

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT03349970

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Official title

Intraoperative Measurement of Cardiac Output During Cardiac Surgery: Which TEE Method is Best?

Brief summary

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Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) has become a standard monitoring tool during cardiac surgery. It allows continuous accurate assessment of heart structures and function without interfering with the surgery and the anesthetics. The imaging of cardiac structures is used to direct optimal surgical intervention and assess surgical results. Cardiac output (CO) is the result of stroke volume (SV) multiplied by the heart rate. Measurement of cardiac output (CO) is used to quantify the performance of the left ventricle. It is commonly achieved using a pulmonary artery catheter (PAC) (also known ad Swann-Ganz catheter). A known amount of saline solution is injected in the proximal part of the catheter and the variation of blood temperature detected at the tip. Cardiac output is measured based on the duration and degree of temperature change. This method remains an accepted gold standard. TEE allows measurement of cardiac output using a number of different 2D and 3D imaging modalities. Although current guidelines identify the Method of the Disks(MOD) as the gold standard other technique could potentially be more precise. In this study, the investigators want to assess the accuracy of four different TEE methods to measure cardiac output compared with Thermodilution as a standard of care.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT03349970
Recruitment status
Not listed
Study type
Observational
Phase
Not listed
Enrollment
60 participants

Conditions and interventions

Interventions

Not listed

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
18 Years and older
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

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Study timeline

Start date
Jul 31, 2017
Primary completion
May 4, 2018
Completion
Nov 30, 2019
Last update posted
May 13, 2019

2017 – 2019

United States locations

U.S. sites
1
U.S. states
1
U.S. cities
1
Facility City State ZIP Site status
Weill Cornell Medicine New York New York 10065

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