Verification of the Correct Insertion of a Central Venous Catheter

Consorci Sanitari de Terrassa100 enrolled

Overview

The investigators propose a prospective diagnostic validity study in which the correct location of the central venous catheter will be verified by ultrasound and then verified by radiography in the same patient, without modifying the usual clinical practice criteria.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

100

Conditions

Catheter Related Complication

Interventions

Insertion of central venous catheterDEVICE

Central venous catheter verified by ultrasound and then verified by radiography.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients over 18 years of age in whom a decision is made to place a supradiaphragmatic central venous catheter. * Patients who agree to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with devices that may interfere with the ultrasound images. * Patients with poor ultrasound window * Patients with superior vena cava syndrome

Locations (1)

Consorci Sanitari de Terrassa

Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

To determine the incidence of malposition of central venous catheter

Incidence of malposition measured by echocardiography and chest radiography in confirming the correct positioning of the tip of the supradiaphragmatic central venous catheter. Moreover, this check can be performed in a shorter time interval.

Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year

Central Contacts

Paula Gil Esteller, MD

CONTACT

+34 628467708 gilesteller@gmail.com

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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