Status:
COMPLETED
Bedside Ultrasound by Anesthesiologists for Screening Deep Venous Thrombosis
Lead Sponsor:
University Health Network, Toronto
Conditions:
DVT
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-85 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The study is designed as a prospective comparative study. All patients will receive prophylactic anticoagulation according to routine hospital protocol after surgery. A bedside ultrasound examination ...
Detailed Description
Recent studies conducted at the emergency department evaluated the usefulness of an abbreviated bedside compression ultrasound test for diagnosis of Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT) in the proximal region...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- ASA physical status I-III
- 18-85 years of age, inclusive
- 50-110 kg, inclusive
- 150 cm of height or greater
- Patients who are scheduled to have surgical repair of the fractured hip and those who will have unilateral or bilateral, primary or revision, hip or knee arthroplasty.
Exclusion
- The presence of indwelling femoral vascular catheter or dialysis vascular shunts in the operative leg
- An above-knee amputation
- The inability to access all two landmarks (femoral and popliteal veins) for two-point ultrasonography because of the presence of a cast, external fixation apparatus, or other obstacles
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2013
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2014
Estimated Enrollment :
800 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03443310
Start Date
July 1 2013
End Date
December 1 2014
Last Update
February 23 2018
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Toronto Western Hopspital
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5T2S8