Study of Ultrasonographic Cava Femoral Ratio in the Critically Ill Patient With Shock

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon100 enrolled

Overview

This study aims to describe the ratio of the diameter of inferior vena cava to the common femoral vein measured by ultrasonography in critically ill patients with shock, and to evaluate the potential link between this ratio and the existence of intra-abdominal disease.

Among patients presenting with severe abdominal disease and shock, observations shown that the diameter of the common femoral vein was larger than the inferior vena cava. The hypothesis is that this observation could be secondary to a compression of the inferior vena cava related to an increased intra abdominal pressure.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

100

Conditions

Hemodynamic Instability

Interventions

UltrasonographyPROCEDURE

At the time of ICU admission, among critically ill patients with shock, the investigators will measure the diameter of the common femoral vein and that of the inferior vena cava by ultrasonography.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Adult * Need for ICU admission * Need for vasopressor (epinephrine or norepinephrine) to obtain a mean arterial pressure at least of 65 mmHg Exclusion Criteria: * Deep venous thrombosis related to inferior vena cava or common femoral veins * Inability to measure inferior vena cava and common femoral vein diameters using ultrasonography

Locations (1)

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besançon

Besançon, France

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Ratio of the diameter of the inferior vena cava related to the common femoral vein

Time frame: Up to 28 days after ICU admission

Central Contacts

Gaël PITON, MD, PhD

CONTACT

0033381668224 gpiton@chu-besancon.fr

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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