TerminatedNot Applicable

Use of Sublingual Microcirculation and FloTrac Monitoring During Major Vascular Surgery and Its Effect on Hospital LOS

Stopped: Not enough patient recruited

Belgium22 participantsStarted 2021-06-08

Plain-language summary

the aim of this study is to determine whether an intraoperative optimization protocol using the enhanced flow-based hemodynamic parameters of the FloTrac/Vigileo device in combination with intraoperative measurement of the sublingual microcirculation with the Cytocam-IDF device would result in an improvement in outcome in high-risk patients undergoing major vascular surgery, measured by the hospital LOS in comparison with intraoperative FloTrac/Vigileo monitoring alone. The FloTrac/Vigileo device only needs standard arterial access for enhanced, flow-based hemodynamic monitoring. It is reported to be easy to use and easy to set up and calculates the stroke volume (SV) on the basis of the arterial waveform in combination with demographic data. Cardiac index (CI), stroke volume index (SVI) as an indicator for fluid status and stroke volume variation (SVV) as an indicator for fluid responsiveness during mechanical ventilation and sinus rhythm will be continuously measured during major vascular procedures, including carotid endarterectomy (CEA), open abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair , endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR), thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair (TEVAR) and fenestrated endovascular aneurysm repair (FEVAR).

Who can participate

Age range

18 Years

Sex

ALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥ 18 years * Males and females * ASA III classification * Written informed consent obtained by the patient * Elective hospital admission for major vascular surgery procedures (CEA, open AAA, EVAR, TEVAR, FEVAR) Exclusion Criteria: * Age \< 18 years * Presence of permanent cardiac arrythmias * Weight \< 55kg and \> 140kg * Pregnancy * Emergency surgery * Minor vascular procedures * Refusal or inability to provide written informed consent (language barrier, mental retardation, dementia)

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What they're measuring

Number of hospitalisation days. (LOS)

Timeframe: up to 30 Days

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04913493

SponsorUniversitair Ziekenhuis Brussel

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2023-04-01

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