Status:
UNKNOWN
Right Ventricular Function During Liver Transplantation as Assessed by Transesophageal Echocardiography.
Lead Sponsor:
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Collaborating Sponsors:
University of California, San Francisco
Conditions:
Liver Transplant; Complications
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Brief Summary
Cirrhotic patients undergoing liver transplantation might develop acute transient right ventricular dysfunction, ranging from mild to severe form. More than two decades ago, a number of studies with p...
Detailed Description
Evaluation of right ventricular function (RVF) during orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) has been extensively reported with modified pulmonary artery catheters that measure the right ventricular e...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Adult patients who underwent orthotopic liver transplantation from april 2012 to april 2013.
Exclusion
- Pulmonary hypertension (any type)
- Cardiopulmonary disease (eg: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), valvular heart disease, ischemic heart disease)
- Fulminant hepatitis.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 27 2018
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 1 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
19 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03459924
Start Date
February 27 2018
End Date
January 1 2019
Last Update
March 9 2018
Active Locations (1)
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Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 21941590