Daily Ultrasound-screening for CVC-related Thrombosis

Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University1,262 enrolled

Overview

The central venous catheters (CVC) related thrombosis is an issue of importance to ICU clinicians.This study conducts the daily ultrasound-screening for CVC-related thrombosis (DUCT).Its aim is to evaluate the characteristic and regularity of the central venous catheters (CVC) related thrombosis in ICU patients, and optimize the screening program of CVC-related thrombosis.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

1,262

Conditions

Central Venous Catheter Thrombosis Critical Illness Ultrasonography

Interventions

ultrasound-screeningDEVICE

Daily ultrasound-screening for CVC-related thrombosis (DUCT) by compression ultrasound and color doppler ultrasound.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Consecutive patients at least 18 years of age, expected to need a central venous catheterization for at least 48h in ICU. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with infection or inflammation or local trauma at the insertion site.

Locations (1)

2nd Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine Institute of Emergency Medicine, Zhejiang University

Hanzhou, Zhejiang, China

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

the incidence rate of central venous catheters related thrombosis (CRT)

the percentage of patients who have CRT in all patients included.

Time frame: the assessment time will be from the time patients admitted in ICU to the time leaving ICU, less than 6 months.

Secondary Outcomes

the time when the central venous catheters related thrombosis (CRT) occured

which day the CRT is found after central venous catheter.

Time frame: the assessment time will be from the time patients admitted in ICU to the time leaving ICU, less than 6 months.

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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