Ultrasound Markers of Systemic Inflammation

Osijek University Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Vasomotor Arterial Disorder; Endothelial Dysfunction; Inflammation Process; Swelling; Hand; Vascular Dilation

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: Ultrasound measurement

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05798182

2158-61-07-21-96

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study was to measure whether the flow rate through the brachial artery and inflammatory markers were associated with the development of tissue edema in the surgical intensive care unit patients.

Full description

The study was performed using a ultrasound machine with linear probe settings at 50 mm depth and 40 decibel [dB] gain that did not change during the study. The probe was placed on vascular ultrasound measurement. The diameter of the brachial artery in the middle of the upper arm and the flow rate through the artery was measured on postoperative days 1 and 2. The presence of the edema was measured above the 3rd metacarpal bone as the distance from the skin surface to the periosteum. An average of three assessments was shown. Patient's age, body mass index (BMI), type of admission, white blood cells (WBC), C-reactive protein (CRP), and procalcitonin (PCT) were also registered.

Enrollment: 61 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adults over 18 years of age
• Postoperative surgical patients
• Signed informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• Refusal to give informed consent
• A previous thromboembolic event of the brachial artery
• Acute infection of the upper extremity

Trial design

61 participants in 1 patient group

ICU patients

Description:

Adult patients admitted to the ICU.

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Ultrasound measurement