Prospective, Non-Randomized Evaluation of Carbon Dioxide Gas as a Contrast Agent in Comparison With Iodinated Contrast in Endovascular Aneurysm Repair

University of Southern California

Status: Completed

Conditions: Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurym Repair; Carbon Dioxide; Prospective; Angiogram

Treatments: Procedure: Carbon dioxide angiogram

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00520416

HS-06-00263

Details and patient eligibility

About

Endovascular repair of infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) requires a contrast agent to identify the vascular anatomy and placement of the stent graft. Iodine contrast has traditionally been used, but has the potential to harm the kidneys. Another contrast agent is carbon dioxide gas. It has been proven safe to use, but the quality of the images it creates needs to be compared to iodine contrast. Patients in this study undergo the endovascular AAA repair as they normally, with the iodine contrast. At the end of surgery carbon dioxide gas contrast is given as an extra step. The images will be later evaluated.

Sex: All

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm amendable to endovascular repair

Exclusion criteria

• renal failure or contraindication to receiving iodine contrast.

Trial design

0 participants in 1 patient group

1

Description:

There is no control or experimental group. The same patients undergoing endovascular AAA repair with serve as their own control

Treatment:

Procedure: Carbon dioxide angiogram