Non-invasive Cardiac Output Monitor in Young Adults

Indiana University50 enrolled

Overview

The investigators would like to study cardiac output, stroke volume, and fluid responsiveness on young adult pediatric patients undergoing anesthesia and surgery with the use of the NICOM, a non-invasive monitor. The NICOM method is non-invasive and provides reliable trending of cardiac output and stroke volume. Measuring cardiac output in conjunction with routine monitoring will provide a better assessment of intra-operative status.

This study will involve measurements of cardiac output, stroke volume, and fluid responsiveness (change in stroke volume of ≥ 10%) obtained via passive leg raise (PLR) before and after anesthesia induction.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Fluid Overload Hypovolemia

Interventions

NICOMDEVICE

Use of NICOM and PLR to obtain patient fluid status

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 30 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * 18 -30 years of age * presenting for surgery at Riley or University Hospital Exclusion Criteria: * younger than 18 * severely mentally handicapped * orthopedic cases with leg injuries * any other contraindications that would prevent or discourage passive leg raises * if deemed ineligible by an investigator for any other reason.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Patient Fluid responsiveness

If patient is fluid responsive, Stroke Volume Index (SVI) will increase by 10% or greater compared to its baseline

Time frame: within 30 minutes post-anesthesia induction

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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