Status:

COMPLETED

Lung Ultrasound to Detect Pulmonary Complications in Critically Ill Parturients

Lead Sponsor:

Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)

Collaborating Sponsors:

Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit

University of Sierra Leone

Conditions:

Obstetric Complication

Lung Injury, Acute

Eligibility:

FEMALE

Brief Summary

This study aims at describing the frequency, timing and type of pulmonary complications detected with lung ultrasound in critically-ill parturients in admitted to a high-dependency unit in Freetown, S...

Detailed Description

Rationale: The three big 'killers' in parturients, peripartum hemorrhage, sepsis and pre-eclampsia all predispose to pulmonary complications. These complications affect management before, during and a...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Admitted to the HDU of the PCMH during the study period
  • Verbal informed consent of the patient or his/her formal representative

Exclusion

  • Lung ultrasound not feasible, e.g., due to electricity breakdown, or absence of the trained sonographer.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 8 2018

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 28 2019

Estimated Enrollment :

168 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03828630

Start Date

July 8 2018

End Date

March 28 2019

Last Update

April 25 2019

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Princess Christian Maternity Hospital

Freetown, Sierra Leone