Computed Tomography Angiography Accuracy in Brain Death Diagnosis
NCT ID: NCT02045407
Last Updated: 2019-07-23
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
106 participants
OBSERVATIONAL
2014-01-31
2019-01-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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We will exclude patients whose do not can be submitted to contrast injection, or if a brain death clinical evaluation has been performed prior the CTA.
Conditions
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Study Design
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CASE_CONTROL
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Comatose patients presenting Glasgow Coma Score as or under 5 points, under sedative agents or not.
Exclusion Criteria
* Contraindications to the use of contrast medium (renal failure or allergy).
ALL
No
Sponsors
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University of Sao Paulo
OTHER
Sergio Brasil, MD MSc
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Sergio Brasil, MD MSc
MD
Principal Investigators
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Sergio Brasil, MD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of Sao Paulo
Locations
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Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da USP.
São Paulo, , Brazil
Countries
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References
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Welschehold S, Kerz T, Boor S, Reuland K, Thomke F, Reuland A, Beyer C, Tschan C, Wagner W, Muller-Forell W, Giese A. Computed tomographic angiography as a useful adjunct in the diagnosis of brain death. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2013 May;74(5):1279-85. doi: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31828c46ba.
Welschehold S, Kerz T, Boor S, Reuland K, Thomke F, Reuland A, Beyer C, Wagner W, Muller-Forell W, Giese A. Detection of intracranial circulatory arrest in brain death using cranial CT-angiography. Eur J Neurol. 2013 Jan;20(1):173-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2012.03826.x. Epub 2012 Jul 12.
Rieke A, Regli B, Mattle HP, Brekenfeld C, Gralla J, Schroth G, Ozdoba C. Computed tomography angiography (CTA) to prove circulatory arrest for the diagnosis of brain death in the context of organ transplantation. Swiss Med Wkly. 2011 Oct 4;141:w13261. doi: 10.4414/smw.2011.13261. eCollection 2011.
Bohatyrewicz R, Sawicki M, Walecka A, Walecki J, Rowinski O, Bohatyrewicz A, Kanski A, Czajkowski Z, Krzysztalowski A, Solek-Pastuszka J, Zukowski M, Marzec-Lewenstein E, Wojtaszek M. Computed tomographic angiography and perfusion in the diagnosis of brain death. Transplant Proc. 2010 Dec;42(10):3941-6. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2010.09.143.
Berenguer CM, Davis FE, Howington JU. Brain death confirmation: comparison of computed tomographic angiography with nuclear medicine perfusion scan. J Trauma. 2010 Mar;68(3):553-9. doi: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181cef18a.
Escudero D, Otero J, Marques L, Parra D, Gonzalo JA, Albaiceta GM, Cofino L, Blanco A, Vega P, Murias E, Meilan A, Roger RL, Taboada F. Diagnosing brain death by CT perfusion and multislice CT angiography. Neurocrit Care. 2009;11(2):261-71. doi: 10.1007/s12028-009-9243-7. Epub 2009 Jun 30.
Frampas E, Videcoq M, de Kerviler E, Ricolfi F, Kuoch V, Mourey F, Tenaillon A, Dupas B. CT angiography for brain death diagnosis. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2009 Sep;30(8):1566-70. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A1614. Epub 2009 Apr 30.
Dupas B, Gayet-Delacroix M, Villers D, Antonioli D, Veccherini MF, Soulillou JP. Diagnosis of brain death using two-phase spiral CT. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 1998 Apr;19(4):641-7.
Leclerc X, Taschner CA, Vidal A, Strecker G, Savage J, Gauvrit JY, Pruvo JP. The role of spiral CT for the assessment of the intracranial circulation in suspected brain-death. J Neuroradiol. 2006 Apr;33(2):90-5. doi: 10.1016/s0150-9861(06)77237-6.
Combes JC, Chomel A, Ricolfi F, d'Athis P, Freysz M. Reliability of computed tomographic angiography in the diagnosis of brain death. Transplant Proc. 2007 Jan-Feb;39(1):16-20. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2006.10.204.
Quesnel C, Fulgencio JP, Adrie C, Marro B, Payen L, Lembert N, El Metaoua S, Bonnet F. Limitations of computed tomographic angiography in the diagnosis of brain death. Intensive Care Med. 2007 Dec;33(12):2129-35. doi: 10.1007/s00134-007-0789-6. Epub 2007 Jul 21.
Other Identifiers
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12500913400000068
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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