This is a single-arm observational trial of a device (Compass Vascular Access, Centurion Medical Products, Williamston MI). The device is a compact, sterile, single-use extravascular blood pressure transducer. This pressure measurement aids in confirmation of appropriate venous access. The investigators plan to enroll 40 consenting patients with BMI ≥35 who require central venous catheterization for clinical reasons independent of the existence of this study. The primary outcome is operator satisfaction.
Forty (40) consenting patients meeting inclusion/exclusion criteria for this single-arm observational trial will be prepared as usual for central venous catheter (CVC) placement. The Compass pressure measurement device will be included in the CVC placement apparatus as per the manufacturer's directions. Data will be recorded on the placement procedure, operator satisfaction, routine patient demographics, and incidence of inadvertent arterial puncture.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
20
Listed device is included in central venous catheter placement apparatus for consenting patients, according to manufacturer directions
University of New Mexico Hospital
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Operator Satisfaction
Operator satisfaction (0-10 scale; 0=totally dissatisfied, 10=totally satisfied)
Time frame: 15 minutes
Arterial Puncture Incidence
Incidence of arterial puncture
Time frame: 15 minutes
Implement Used at Time of Arterial Puncture, if Any
If arterial puncture occurred, list catheterization implement being manipulated at the time
Time frame: 15 minutes
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