Association of Microcirculation, Vexus Score and Femoral Vein Doppler in Patients on the ICU After Non-emergency Cardiac Surgery

ConditionsMicrocirculatory Diffusion Microcirculatory Convection Capacity Venous Congestion Postoperative Cardiac Surgery Fluid Management Haemodynamic Coherence

Trial statusRecruiting

Trial phaseNot listed

Trial typeObservational

Biological sexAll

Age18+

SponsorUniversity Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

About this trial

The aim of the VeMic study is to explore if venous congestion is linked with microcirculatory impairment in elective cardiac surgery patients in the postoperative ICU stay.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Age ≥ 18 years

Elective or urgent (need for definitive procedure during hospitalisation, but not emergency intervention) cardiac surgery

Disqualifiers

Age < 18 years

Pregnant women

Known severe chronic kidney disease (estimated glomerular filtration rate <15 mL/min per 1.73 m2 or dialysis)

Renal or liver transplantation

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

Not listed

Trial groups

No trial groups listed

Sponsors and collaborators

University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov