Status:
COMPLETED
Using Electrical Bioimpedance Assessments to Estimate Perioperative Total Body Water and Postoperative Fluid Need
Lead Sponsor:
United States Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth
Conditions:
Intestinal Cancer
Diverticulitis
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-80 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Being able to accurately monitor patient bodily fluid levels during and after surgery is very important, as there are a number of complications that can arise if a patient's fluid levels become unbala...
Detailed Description
Being able to accurately monitor patient bodily fluid levels during and after surgery is very important, as there are a number of complications that can arise if a patient's fluid levels become unbala...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients having major intra-abdominal procedures under general anesthesia requiring hospitalization postoperatively during the initial recovery from surgery.
Exclusion
- Patients not having intra-abdominal procedures (ie. Thyroidectomy, open or laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair, excision of skin lesions, breast procedures)
- Patients having outpatient surgery
- Patients having laparoscopic cholecystectomies, laparoscopic or open appendectomies
- Patients having bariatric surgery (because the bioimpedance assessment technology has proven to be unreliable in obese populations)
- Morbidly obese patients (BMI \>40)
- Unable to provide informed consent
- Pregnant women
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2012
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 1 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
86 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02200055
Start Date
May 1 2012
End Date
July 1 2015
Last Update
August 28 2018
Active Locations (1)
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Naval Medical Center Portsmouth
Portsmouth, Virginia, United States, 23708