Status:

COMPLETED

Ultrasound Guided Vascular Access in Pediatric Intensive Care Patients

Lead Sponsor:

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Conditions:

Critical Illness

Eligibility:

All Genders

1-18 years

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to see how fast and accurate two different techniques used by physicians to insert catheters in children are. Catheters are tiny tubes which carry fluids, blood and someti...

Detailed Description

In critically ill patients, central venous access is essential for volume resuscitation, administration of medicines (such as vasoactive drugs, antibiotics or chemotherapy), administration of blood pr...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • All patients admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) who require vascular access.

Exclusion

  • Age greater than 18 years.
  • Any vascular catheter placed outside of the pediatric intensive care unit at Egleston.
  • Any vascular catheter placed by a physician other than a member of the pediatric critical care team.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2005

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2007

Estimated Enrollment :

212 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00207883

Start Date

January 1 2005

End Date

December 1 2007

Last Update

April 18 2017

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Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston

Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30322