Status:
UNKNOWN
ED Decision Making Among Hypotensive Patients
Lead Sponsor:
Mespere Lifesciences Inc.
Conditions:
Hypotension
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
The goal of this study is to assess decision making skills of emergency physicians when dealing with hypotensive patients. The hypothesis is that decisions made based on physical exam and vital signs ...
Detailed Description
If physicians can make appropriate decisions about the need for fluid resuscitation without CVP measurement, then this skill is worth being passed to physicians in training. Previously it was not poss...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- All patients \>=18 years of age who enter the Emergency Department at Hahnemann Hospital with Systolic Blood pressure \< 100 mm Hg
Exclusion
- Those patients who are suffering from traumatic injury requiring Level I or Level II trauma evaluations. Example conditions include penetrating injuries to head, torso and proximal extremities.
- Additional exclusion criteria include the presence of an internal jugular or a subclavian central venous line or both external jugular veins being cannulated (attempted or successful) with peripheral IVs.
- Pregnant females will be excluded.
- Subjects under the age of 18 years will be excluded
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2014
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
April 1 2016
Estimated Enrollment :
200 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02221908
Start Date
August 1 2014
End Date
April 1 2016
Last Update
September 28 2015
Active Locations (1)
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Hahnemann Hospital
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States