NCT05992246

The Ratio of Femoral Vein Diameter to Femoral Artery Diameter to Predict Fluid Responsiveness in Children

The Validity of the Ratio of Femoral Vein Diameter to Femoral Artery Diameter to Predict Fluid Responsiveness in Children

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 85 (actual)
• Sponsor: Tanta University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 2 Years – 10 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The hypothesis of the study will be that the ratio of femoral vein diameter to femoral artery diameter will have correlation with fluid status in pediatrics.

Detailed description

Proper administration of intravenous fluids is an important part of treating circulatory failure in children and affects the clinical outcome of the management of the child's emergency. Giving a small amount of fluid will cause tissue hypoperfusion and worsen organ dysfunction and cause ischemia. On the other hand, excess fluid interferes with oxygen delivary, exacerbates treatment outcomes, increases complications, and extends both the length of the stay in intensive care and mortality. The use of bedside ultrasound by pediatric intensive care physicians has become so critical in recent years that it is now a component of physical examination in ICUs

Conditions

• Pediatric ALL
• Fluid Overload

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIAGNOSTIC_TEST	Ratio of Femoral Vein Diameter to Femoral Artery Diameter	An ultrasound probe will be used to first scan the area of the upper thigh just below the inguinal ligament directing caudally seeking for the femoral vessels. The femoral artery and vein could be observed simultaneously. Under normal conditions, pulsation is an indication of the femoral artery, and its companion is the femoral vein. The mean femoral vein diameter and femoral vein diameter (3-5 diametral lines in different directions) will be measured during cough, crying, or performing the Valsalva maneuvers.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-08-20
• Primary completion: 2024-12-30
• Completion: 2025-01-30
• First posted: 2023-08-15
• Last updated: 2025-02-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt