Status:

RECRUITING

Point of Care Ultrasound and Co-loading in Patients With Spinal-induced Hypotension and Cardiac Diseases

Lead Sponsor:

Attikon Hospital

Conditions:

Fluid Therapy

Dehydration

Eligibility:

All Genders

70-100 years

Brief Summary

In elderly patients with cardiac diseases, changes in cardiovascular physiology diminish cardiovascular reserve and predispose to significant hemodynamic instability after spinal anesthesia; hence, su...

Detailed Description

Elderly dehydrated patients (age\>70 years) with proximal femur fracture scheduled for orthopedic surgical repair under spinal anesthesia were recruited. Patients' medical history, physical examinatio...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • All the included patients have BUN-to-creatinne ratio\>20
  • LV-EF between 35% and 50%
  • Normal RV function indices \[tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE) index \> 16 and tricuspid annular systolic velocity (TASV) \> 10 cm/sec and fractional area change (FAC) \> 35%)\]

Exclusion

  • Poor acoustic windows,
  • Tthose who were included during the initial screening, but they finally found with pulmonary hypertension (peak tricuspid velocity \> 3.4 m/sec), tricuspid/mitral/pulmonary valve regurgitation grade 3 or 4, severe aortic/mitral valve stenosis, and severe mitral annulus calcification on the preoperative echocardiogram.
  • All patients with maximum cephalad dermatomal extension of the spinal sensory block below T12 or arterial hypotension related to overt intraoperative bleeding (\>150 cc) are excluded.
  • Intraoperrative hypotension due to bleeding and cement placement

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 2 2024

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

June 30 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

60 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06206434

Start Date

January 2 2024

End Date

June 30 2026

Last Update

November 19 2025

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Theodosios Saranteas

Athens, Greece