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NCT Number: NCT01847859

Pocket-size Ultrasound by Nurses in Cardiothoracic Post-operative Patients

The investigators aim to study the feasibility and reliability of pocket-size diagnostic ultrasound examinations performed by nurses of postoperative patients who have underwent cardiothoracic surgery in a cardiac unit.

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Key information

Conditions

Cardiothoracic Surgery

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Department of medicine, Levanger Hospital, Nord-Trøndelag Health Trust

Levanger, 7601, Norway

About this study

Patient inclusion: Post-operative cardiothoracic surgery patients transferred to a cardiac unit. All such patients are eligible for inclusion if they consent to participate in the study. No other exclusion criteria other than not willing/able to give their consent. Only postoperative patients will be included.

Study population: Approximately 50 patients

Intervention: All participants will undergo careful medical history, physical examination and blood tests led by residents. All patients will routinely be examined with ultrasound by nurses trained in ultrasound examinations of the pleural space and the pericardium and a complete high-end echocardiography including assessment of both pleural cavities and the pericardial space will be performed in all by cardiologists.

Statistics and results: Feasibility and reliability will be studied.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Post-operative cardiothoracic patients admitted to the cardiac unit at the local hospital

Exclusion criteria

  • Not able or not willing to consent

Treatment and study plan

Ultrasound examination by nurses

Procedure

Focused examination of the pleural space and inferior vena cava.Reference method: Cardiologists performed ultrasound examinations.

Other names: Ultrasound

Primary outcomes

  1. Feasibility and reliability

    Time frame: 0 days

    Feasibility: Proportion of patients where the pleural and pericardial cavitis can be assessed and interpreted by ultrasound performed by nurses compared with cardiologists.

  2. Reliability

    Time frame: 0 days

    Validation of ultrasound examinations and interpretation of the pleural and pericardial cavities by nurses compared with cardiologists as reference.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Time use

    Time frame: 0 days

    Comparison of the time use of ultrasound examinations of the pleural and pericardial cavities when examinations are performed by nurses and cardiologists, respectively.

Other outcomes

  1. Clinical impact

    Time frame: 0 days and 30 days

    Clinical influence of detection/assessment of pleural and pericardial effusion by ultrasound.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Helse Nord-Trøndelag HF

Other

Collaborators

  • Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Registry information

Official study title

Feasibility and Reliability of Routine Ultrasound Examination Performed by Nurses in Cardiothoracic Post-operative Patients

Important dates

Study start
2013
Primary completion
2013
Study completion
2013
First posted
May 7, 2013
Registry last updated
Nov 9, 2021

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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