Ultrasound study of echocardiographic artifacts in mechanically ventilated patients
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN49216096 |
|---|---|
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN49216096 |
| Protocol serial number | Artifact2008 |
| Sponsor | General Hospital of Athens (Greece) |
| Funder | General State Hospital of Athens (Greece) - Intensive Care Unit |
- Submission date
- 02/07/2008
- Registration date
- 10/07/2008
- Last edited
- 30/10/2008
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Respiratory
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Plain English summary of protocol
Not provided at time of registration
Contact information
Dr Andreas Karabinis
Scientific
Scientific
Intensive Care Unit
General Hospital of Athens
154 Mesogeion Ave
Athens
11527
Greece
| Phone | +30 21 0748 0188 |
|---|---|
| echolabicu@gmail.com |
Study information
| Primary study design | Observational |
|---|---|
| Study design | Observational progressive ultrasound study |
| Secondary study design | Cohort study |
| Scientific title | The "cardiac-lung mass" artifact: an echocardiographic sign of lung atelectasis and/or pleural effusion |
| Study objectives | We performed an ultrasound study to investigate echocardiographic artifacts in mechanically ventilated patients with lung pathology, based upon the incidental discovery of such findings in five critically ill patients. |
| Ethics approval(s) | Ethics approval received from the Institutional Ethics Committee of the General Hospital of Athens Intensive Care Unit in August 2005 (ref: 006/08). |
| Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Lung atelectasis or consolidation, and/or pleural effusion |
| Intervention | Subjects underwent lung echography and transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) with a Philips XD11 XE ultrasound device (Philips, Bothell, USA) equipped with a convex 5 to 7 MHz and with a 1.5 to 3.6-MHz wide-angle, phased-array transducer, respectively. Patients were examined by two experienced observers blinded to each others' interpretation. |
| Intervention type | Other |
| Primary outcome measure(s) |
Occurence of possible echocardiographic artifacts generated by adjacent lung pathology. |
| Key secondary outcome measure(s) |
No secondary outcome measures |
| Completion date | 01/01/2008 |
Eligibility
| Participant type(s) | Patient |
|---|---|
| Age group | Adult |
| Sex | All |
| Target sample size at registration | 200 |
| Key inclusion criteria | 1. Critically ill patients (adults, either sex) 2. Body mass index less than 30 kg/m^2 3. Acute Physiology And Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE II) score less than 25 4. Exhibited the same initial findings on lung echography, lung atelectasis and/or pleural effusion |
| Key exclusion criteria | Mechanically ventilated patients without any signs of lung pathology |
| Date of first enrolment | 01/01/2005 |
| Date of final enrolment | 01/01/2008 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- France
- Greece
Study participating centre
Intensive Care Unit
Athens
11527
Greece
11527
Greece
Results and Publications
| Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | No |
|---|---|
| IPD sharing plan summary | Not provided at time of registration |
| IPD sharing plan |
Study outputs
| Output type | Details | Date created | Date added | Peer reviewed? | Patient-facing? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results article | results | 01/06/2008 | Yes | No |
