Echocardiography in Kids Intensive Care Decision Support (ECHOKIDS)

Imperial College London

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cardiac Output; Fluid Responsiveness

Treatments: Other: Ultrasound cardiac output measurement

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01821742

IRAS ID 121440

Details and patient eligibility

About

A study to determine if echocardiographically derived parameters, plethysmographic variability index and pulse pressure variation predict fluid responsiveness in children on PICU.

Full description

A study to determine if echocardiographically derived parameters, plethysmographic variability index and pulse pressure variation predict fluid responsiveness in children on PICU. These parameters will be measured pre and post fluid bolus in children prescribed fluid bolus therapy for clinical indications on the PICU. Children will be classified as responders (>10% increase in cardiac output) and non responders (<10% increase). Appropriate statistical tests will be performed to determine the most useful predictor of an increase in cardiac output following a fluid bolus.

Enrollment: 25 patients

Sex: All

Ages: Under 16 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Any ventilated child requiring fluid bolus therapy on the PICU for clinical indications

Exclusion criteria

• Arrythmia
• Intracardiac shunt

Trial design

25 participants in 1 patient group

Children requiring fluid bolus on PICU

Treatment:

Other: Ultrasound cardiac output measurement