Ultrasound-guided Blood Sampling Drawing for Microbiological Analysis in the Critically Ill (ECOVEN)

Institute of Hospitalization and Scientific Care (IRCCS)

Status: Begins enrollment this month

Conditions: Diagnosis; Infections; Septic Shock; Sepsis

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: Ultrasound-guided venipuncture

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06156072

6046

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will test the feasibility of ultrasound-guided sterile blood sampling for critically ill patients with suspected sepsis requiring blood culture. The aim of the study is to evaluate the feasibility and safety of the use of ultrasound for blood cultures in a population of patients which can present difficult venous access and requiring more than one venipuncture attempt in general clinical practice

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adult patients (18 year-old)
• admitted to intensive care unit
• suspected sepsis requiring blood cultrure

Exclusion criteria

• pregnancy
• infections requiring respiratory isolation
• burns or skin disease involving arms and/or more than 60% of body surface

Trial design

100 participants in 1 patient group

Patient requiring blood culture

Description:

After the request of treating physician of blood culture, each patient deemed eligible, will undergo the prescirbed couple of peripheral blood samples. The first one will be done with the classical blind technique, while the second one with ultrasound guidance.

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Ultrasound-guided venipuncture