EZIO Compared to Central Venous Lines for Emergency Vascular Access

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

Overview

Multicenter randomized study to compare powered intraosseous access to standard central line access for the administration of fluids and drugs for patients in the Emergency Dept.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Conditions

Catheters, Indwelling Central Venous Line Intraosseous Needle

Interventions

Powered Intraosseous device (EZIO)DEVICE

EZIO

standard central lineDEVICE

placement of a central line

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: Over 18 years old Requires central access after peripheral access attempts have failed or are not otherwise feasible Exclusion Criteria: Fracture in target bone Not able to sign informed consent Excessive tissue or absence of adequate anatomical landmarks Known or suspected coagulopathies Pregnancy Patients in custody Patients with suspected great vessel injury Not fluid in English

Locations (1)

Dept of Emergency Medicine, The George Washington University Medical Center

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Time taken to place the device

Time frame: ED visit

Secondary Outcomes

Incidence of complications

Time frame: ED visit

Costs for each of the two methods

Time frame: Ed visit

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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