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Prediction of Fluid Responsiveness Using the Femoral Vein-to-Artery Diameter Ratio
Led by Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa · Updated on 2026-05-11
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Participants Needed
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Research Sites
43 weeks
Total Duration
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What this Trial Is About
This prospective single-center observational study aims to evaluate whether the ultrasound-measured femoral vein-to-femoral artery diameter ratio can predict fluid responsiveness in mechanically ventilated adult intensive care patients with acute circulatory failure or shock. Only patients who already have PiCCO monitoring as part of routine clinical care and for whom a fluid challenge is clinically indicated will be included. No additional invasive procedure will be performed for study purposes. Cardiac index will be measured with PiCCO before and after administration of 500 mL balanced crystalloid over 10 minutes, and femoral vein and femoral artery diameters will be measured by bedside ultrasonography. Fluid responsiveness will be defined as an increase of more than 10% in cardiac index after fluid administration. The study will assess the diagnostic performance of the femoral vein-to-femoral artery diameter ratio as a practical bedside parameter to support hemodynamic decision-making in critically ill patients.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Prediction of Fluid Responsiveness Using the Femoral Vein-to-Artery Diameter Ratio
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Adult patients aged 18 years or older
- Admission to the intensive care unit where the study is being conducted
- Receiving invasive mechanical ventilation
- Clinical indication for a fluid challenge due to acute circulatory failure or shock, as determined by the responsible intensive care physician
- PiCCO monitoring already in place as part of routine clinical care
- Clinical conditions allowing collection of pre- and post-fluid challenge cardiac index and ultrasonographic measurements
- Technical feasibility of femoral vein and femoral artery diameter measurements by ultrasonography
You will not qualify if you...
- Age younger than 18 years
- Failure to obtain written informed consent from the patient or legally authorized representative before enrollment
- Absence of PiCCO monitoring as part of routine clinical care or no clinical plan for fluid challenge
- Inability to complete pre- and post-fluid challenge measurements (e.g., early death, urgent surgery, transfer)
- Local conditions preventing reliable femoral ultrasonographic assessment, including open wound, infection, dressing, major anatomic obstacle, poor image quality, known femoral vein thrombosis, or severe vascular pathology on the relevant side
- Conditions likely to significantly impair the reliability of thermodilution measurements (e.g., severe tricuspid regurgitation or significant intracardiac shunt)
- Major treatment changes during the fluid challenge that preclude comparable measurements (e.g., major vasopressor dose change, major ventilator setting change, new arrhythmia)
- Missing or inadequate data judged by the investigators to compromise data integrity, including absence of measurements required for the primary outcome
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
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Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty
Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
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