Status:
UNKNOWN
UGIST: Ultrasound Guided Internal Jugular Short-Term Central Venous Catheters Tunneling
Lead Sponsor:
Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation
Conditions:
Infection
Bacteremia
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of the study is to determine if tunneling standard short-term central lines for a short distance under the skin, with the assistance of ultrasound imaging, reduces the risk of central line...
Detailed Description
More than 250,000 vascular catheter-related bloodstream infections occur annually in the USA with a mortality ranging from 12% to 25% in critically ill patients. It is also widely accepted that the i...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Adult ICU patients.
- Likely to need the line for 48 hours.
- Standard central venous catheter.
Exclusion
- Mechanical impedance (e.g C-spine protection).
- Absent Internal jugular vessel on U/S.
- Previous line still in place.
- Presence of overlying skin or tissue infection or mass.
- Tricuspid valve vegetation.
- Tumor extending to the right atrium.
- Persistent coagulopathy.
- Newly inserted Pacemaker leads.
- Recent carotid endarterectomy on same side.
- No ultrasound facility available.
- Patients requiring special lines (e.g. Dialysis).
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
Estimated Enrollment :
20 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00639197
Start Date
March 1 2008
Last Update
April 11 2008
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Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8L 2X2