Status:
COMPLETED
Side Effects of Transesophageal Echocardiography
Lead Sponsor:
Medical University of Vienna
Conditions:
Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Transesophageal echocardiography is commonly used during cardiac surgery. Complications of transesophageal echocardiography are rare (1,2%), but are often underestimated and can lead to unrecognized b...
Detailed Description
Transesophageal echocardiography is commonly used during cardiac surgery. Main reasons for its use are the evaluation of cardiac function and valve morphology previous to and after cardiac surgery. C...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Planned cardiac surgery
- Age above 18 years
- Signed informed consent
- Clinical need for intraoperative use of transesophageal echocardiography
Exclusion
- Recent gastrointestinal pathologies (3-6 months)
- Recent operations of the upper gastrointestinal tract (3-6 months)
- Subjects not able to understand study procedures
- No signed informed consent
- Contraindications for transesophageal echocardiography
- Antibiotic treatment within three months prior to surgery
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 31 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
10 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03432559
Start Date
July 1 2009
End Date
January 31 2018
Last Update
February 14 2018
Active Locations (1)
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Medical University of Vienna
Vienna, Austria, 1090