Point of Care Ultrasound Evaluation in the Post-Anesthesia Unit

NCT ID: NCT04410757

Last Updated: 2020-08-31

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

128 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-08-01

Study Completion Date

2020-05-27

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this observational research study is to examine how point-of care ultrasound affects the workup and management of perioperative complications for specific clinical scenarios of low blood pressure (hypotension), low blood oxygen (hypoxemia), in the post- anesthesia care unit (PACU).

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Hypotension Hypoxemia Altered Mental Status Urine Output Low Chest Pain

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_CONTROL

Study Time Perspective

OTHER

Study Groups

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Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) group

When the provider in charge of covering the post-anesthesia care unit, they would apply POCUS examinations in their PACU assessment as per the study protocol of hypotensive and hypoxic events.

No interventions assigned to this group

No Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) group

When the provider in charge of covering the post-anesthesia care unit, they would apply routine bedside examination techniques in their PACU assessment as per the study protocol of hypotensive and hypoxic events.

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients in the post-anesthesia care unit with the following events
* Mean arterial blood pressure \<60 mmHg or \<20% of pre-operative baseline mean arterial blood pressure,) hypoxemia (pulse oximetry saturation \<95% or Pao2 \<80), altered mental status, decreased urine output, chest pain/EKG changes, or to confirm endotracheal Lube placement.

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients who are not able to have a point of care ultrasound examination in the post anesthesia recovery area.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of California, Los Angeles

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Loma Linda University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Davinder Ramsingh, MD

Director of Clinical Research

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Davinder Ramsingh, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Loma Linda University

Locations

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Loma Linda University Department of Anesthesiology

Loma Linda, California, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Ramsingh D, Rinehart J, Kain Z, Strom S, Canales C, Alexander B, Capatina A, Ma M, Le KV, Cannesson M. Impact assessment of perioperative point-of-care ultrasound training on anesthesiology residents. Anesthesiology. 2015 Sep;123(3):670-82. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000000776.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 26181338 (View on PubMed)

Canty DJ, Royse CF, Kilpatrick D, Bowman L, Royse AG. The impact of focused transthoracic echocardiography in the pre-operative clinic. Anaesthesia. 2012 Jun;67(6):618-25. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2012.07074.x. Epub 2012 Feb 21.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 22352785 (View on PubMed)

Ford JW, Heiberg J, Brennan AP, Royse CF, Canty DJ, El-Ansary D, Royse AG. A Pilot Assessment of 3 Point-of-Care Strategies for Diagnosis of Perioperative Lung Pathology. Anesth Analg. 2017 Mar;124(3):734-742. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000001726.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 27828799 (View on PubMed)

Haskins SC, Desai NA, Fields KG, Nejim JA, Cheng S, Coleman SH, Nawabi DH, Kelly BT. Diagnosis of Intraabdominal Fluid Extravasation After Hip Arthroscopy With Point-of-Care Ultrasonography Can Identify Patients at an Increased Risk for Postoperative Pain. Anesth Analg. 2017 Mar;124(3):791-799. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000001435.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 27551733 (View on PubMed)

Perlas A, Van de Putte P, Van Houwe P, Chan VW. I-AIM framework for point-of-care gastric ultrasound. Br J Anaesth. 2016 Jan;116(1):7-11. doi: 10.1093/bja/aev113. Epub 2015 May 7. No abstract available.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 25951832 (View on PubMed)

Shokoohi H, Boniface KS, Pourmand A, Liu YT, Davison DL, Hawkins KD, Buhumaid RE, Salimian M, Yadav K. Bedside Ultrasound Reduces Diagnostic Uncertainty and Guides Resuscitation in Patients With Undifferentiated Hypotension. Crit Care Med. 2015 Dec;43(12):2562-9. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000001285.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 26575653 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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5180035

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id