Status:

COMPLETED

Use of Pediatric Size Phlebotomy Tubes in Adult Critically Ill Patients to Reduce Red Blood Cell Transfusions

Lead Sponsor:

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Conditions:

Anemia

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This study will evaluate the hypothesis that the use of pediatric size phlebotomy tubes reduces red blood cell (RBC) transfusions in adult intensive care unit (ICU) patients compared with the use of a...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • New admission to the medical or transplant ICU at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston
  • ICU admission hemoglobin level of at least 7 g/dL. The ICU admission hemoglobin will be the most recent hemoglobin value available at the time of screening for inclusion in the study.
  • Randomization is expected within 12 hour of admission to the ICU

Exclusion

  • Clinical bleeding. Defined as menstrual bleeding, bleeding leading to a change in the frequency of hemoglobin monitoring or to an order for a medication, transfusion, procedure, or consultation intended to prevent or treat bleeding.
  • Known hemolytic disorder (e.g. sickle cell disease, hereditary spherocytosis, autoimmune hemolytic anemia)
  • Bone marrow disorder (e.g. aplastic anemia, marrow infiltration disorder, chemotherapy within the last 8 weeks)
  • Jehovah's Witnesses
  • Patient is comfort care measures only
  • Refractory shock: mean arterial blood pressure below 60 mmHg despite maximal doses of 3 vasopressors. Maximal dose of vasopressors are as follows: Norepinephrine 70 mcg/min; vasopressin 0.04 units/min; epinephrine 35 mcg/min; dopamine 20 mcg/kg/min; phenylephrine 350 mcg/min
  • Severe acidosis: potential of hydrogen (pH) below 7 in more than one arterial blood gas within 24 hours of ICU admission in the absence of diabetic ketoacidosis Surgical admission diagnosis
  • Pregnancy
  • Current prisoner

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 7 2017

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 30 2018

Estimated Enrollment :

200 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03286465

Start Date

November 7 2017

End Date

September 30 2018

Last Update

August 30 2021

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Memorial Hermann Hospital

Houston, Texas, United States, 77030