Status:

WITHDRAWN

The Feasibility and Accuracy of Exhaled CO2 to Measure Cardiac Output in Ventilated Patients Without Tracheal Intubation

Lead Sponsor:

Massachusetts General Hospital

Conditions:

Cardiac Physiology

Cardiac Output

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to test the accuracy of a new noninvasive way to measure how much blood our heart pumps per minute. This new way measures the heart's pumping activity from outside the bod...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patient is already monitored with a pulmonary artery catheter and arterial line (not for the purpose of this study);
  • Hemodynamic stability.

Exclusion

  • Patients with facial deformity, heavy beard or moustache which prevents good seal between the mask and the face;
  • Patients who have central nervous system disorders that might be adversely affected by CO2 rebreathing, such as head trauma patients with increased intracranial pressure;
  • Patients with severe tricuspid regurgitation;
  • Patients with intra-cardiac shunts;
  • Patients who cannot cooperate and synchronize with the ventilator;
  • Patients with unstable respiratory conditions, such as acute respiratory failure;
  • Patients who have claustrophobia and cannot wear the mask.
  • Patients with aortic stenosis.
  • Patients with left main coronary artery disease.
  • Pregnancy.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2010

Estimated Enrollment :

Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00783679

Start Date

November 1 2009

End Date

December 1 2010

Last Update

April 25 2012

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Massachusetts General Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114