Ultrasound Evaluation for Cardiac Surgery
(UTF-in-CVICU Trial)
What You Need to Know Before You Apply
What is the purpose of this trial?
This pilot randomized controlled trial will evaluate the use of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) to assess fluid tolerance and fluid responsiveness in patients following cardiac surgery. Participants will be randomized to an ultrasound-guided assessment strategy or standard care. In the intervention group, treating physicians will receive the results of a structured ultrasound assessment, including the Venous Excess UltraSound (VExUS) score and an assessment of fluid responsiveness.
The primary objectives are to determine whether this information influences clinical management and to assess the feasibility of the study procedures. The study will also explore differences in fluid and hemodynamic management, kidney function, and postoperative clinical outcomes.
Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?
This trial is for adults who have recently had heart surgery. It aims to include patients in the recovery period after their operation, but specific inclusion and exclusion criteria are not detailed here.Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
What Are the Treatments Tested in This Trial?
Trial Overview
The study compares two ways of managing fluids after heart surgery: one group gets ultrasound-guided fluid assessments, while the other receives standard care without extra ultrasound guidance. Patients are randomly assigned to each group.
How Is the Trial Designed?
2
Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Participants will undergo a structured point-of-care ultrasound assessment of fluid tolerance and fluid responsiveness. The results will be communicated to the treating physician to support fluid and hemodynamic management. Therapeutic decisions will remain at the discretion of the treating physician.
Participants will receive standard postoperative care. The results of the study-specific point-of-care ultrasound assessment will not be communicated to the treating physician.
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Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?
Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM)
Lead Sponsor
Montreal Heart Institute
Collaborator
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