Electric Impedance Tomography

CSEM Centre Suisse d'Electronique et de Microtechnique SA - Recherche et Developpement13 enrolled

Overview

Evaluation of electrical impedance tomography to non-invasively monitor stroke volume when compared to reference measurements performed via right heart thermodilution

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Stroke Volume

Interventions

Stroke Volume estimation using electrical impedance tomographyDEVICE

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 90 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients undergoing cardiac surgery which requires placement of pulmonary catheter * Patients with right heart catheterization for diagnostic or therapeutic reasons Exclusion Criteria: * Patient unable to understand the study * Patient unable to provide written consent or refusing his/her participation * Patient suffering from a severe valvular insufficiency * Patient allergic to ECG electrodes

Locations (1)

CHUV

Lausanne, Switzerland

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Correlation of stroke volume values measured via pulmonary catheter compared to EIT-derived stroke volume estimates.

Time frame: 12 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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