Status:
COMPLETED
Ultrasound of the Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) and Dehydration Status in Pediatric Emergency Patients
Lead Sponsor:
Antonios Likourezos
Conditions:
Dehydration
Eligibility:
All Genders
1-3 years
Brief Summary
Objective: Although approximately 9% of patients presenting to a Pediatric Emergency Department (ED) are dehydrated, there is no reliable method to measure objectively the degree of intravascular dehy...
Detailed Description
Ultrasound is considered a routine procedure in the ED. In MMC all ultrasound done by ED staff is documented, however patients are not billed for it. All the ultrasound images for this study will have...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Any patient 1-month to 36 months of age presenting to the ED with a History or vomiting, Diarrhea or decreased PO intake in which the Attending physician is concerned about Dehydration (cases) and patients in the same age group who are not suspected of dehydration (controls).
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Exclusion
- a. Presentation to the ED is more than 5 days from onset of symptoms. b. Upon initial evaluation patient who are thought to need immediate resuscitation will be excluded for the study.
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Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2005
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
76 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00267644
Start Date
December 1 2005
End Date
September 1 2009
Last Update
July 3 2013
Active Locations (1)
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Maimonides Medical Center
Brooklyn, New York, United States, 11219