Ultrasound Assessment of the Inferior Vena Cava in Children

Alok Moharir

Status: Completed

Conditions: Surgery

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03948282

STUDY00000316

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is a prospective, non-blinded observational study to compare measurement of inferior vena cava (IVC) dimensions with two placement sites of the ultrasound probe (sub-xiphoid and the side or right lateral position).

Enrollment: 51 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 1 to 12 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• ASA 1-2 patients scheduled for elective dental surgery under general anesthesia.

Exclusion criteria

• History of significant pulmonary disease, cardiac disease, and laparotomy.