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NCT Number: NCT02271841

How Are Changing the Practices After the Introduction of the Pleth Variability Index? A Before/After Survey.

This study evaluated the practice before and after the introduction of a particular model pulsoxymeter giving, in addition, information on the state of fluid responsiveness of the patient.

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Key information

Conditions

Fluid Management

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc

Brussels, 1200, Belgium

About this study

This study aims to qualify the capability of general anesthesiologist to adopt Pleth Variability Index (PVI) into their practice. It also seeks to establish whether the introduction of the PVI in the clinical practice is associated with a modification of the practice. In this scope, the intent is to see the impact of introduction of PVI monitoring on anesthesiologist practices, and to do this by comparing their survey response both before and after use of PVI in their surgeries, and to see how clinical practices for GDT and outcomes may have changed. To that end, the intent is to conduct this at sites with no current experience in use of PVI parameter, so that one can closely follow the change in clinician practice as PVI is adopted.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients over 18 years
  • ASA 1 to 3

Exclusion criteria

  • ASA 4

Treatment and study plan

PVI

Device

Pleth Variability Index

Primary outcomes

  1. Practice concerning fluid management

    Time frame: One day

    Amounts and type of fluids administered.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Fluid management by center

    Time frame: One day

    Amounts and type of fluids administered.

  2. Mortality after the introduction of Pleth Variability Index

    Time frame: 30 days after surgery

    mortality is higher in one of the two groups?

Other outcomes

  1. Fluid management in the elderly person in belgium

    Time frame: One day

    Amounts and type of fluids administered.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Université Catholique de Louvain

Other

Collaborators

  • Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel
  • Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2014
Primary completion
2018
Study completion
2018
First posted
Oct 22, 2014
Registry last updated
Apr 28, 2021

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