Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT01633671
NT-proBNP as a Tool for the Detection of Acute Pulmonary Artery Embolism (APE)
NT-proBNP: a Useful Tool for the Detection of Acute Pulmonary Artery Embolism in Post-surgical Patients
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- —
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 44 (actual)
- Sponsor
- University of Ulm · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- —
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
In patients with suspected APE (Acute Pulmonary Embolism) referred to the intensive care unit (ICU)after major surgery, serum NT-proBNP (N-terminal proBNP), Troponin-I and D-dimers were measured according to the standard hospital protocol. To definitively confirm or exclude APE, all patients underwent an angiographic CT-scan of the thorax.
Detailed description
In patients with suspected APE referred to the intensive care unit after major surgery, serum NT-proBNP, Troponin-I and D-dimers were measured according to the standard hospital protocol. Blood samples were obtained within one hour after the onset of clinical symptoms. Definitive confirmation or exclusion of APE was performed with an angiographic CT-scan of the thorax.
Conditions
Timeline
- Start date
- 2008-11-01
- Primary completion
- 2011-12-01
- Completion
- 2011-12-01
- First posted
- 2012-07-04
- Last updated
- 2012-07-06
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Germany
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01633671. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.