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Last refreshed on: 16 December 2017
Main ID:  NCT02183857
Date of registration: 03/07/2014
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: American University of Beirut Medical Center
Public title: Ultrasound-Guided vs Landmark Technique for Femoral Arterial Cannulation in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
Scientific title: Femoral Arterial Cannulation Performed by Residents: A Comparison Between Ultrasound-Guided and Landmark Technique in Infants and Children Undergoing Cardiac Surgery
Date of first enrolment: July 2014
Target sample size: 106
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02183857
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Other. Masking: Single (Participant).  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Lebanon
Contacts
Name:     Sahar M Siddik-Sayyid, MD
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Affiliation:  AUBMC
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Infants and children under 12 years of age.

2. American Society of Anesthesiologist Physical Status (ASA) III or IV.

3. Patients with congenital heart disease undergoing cardiac surgery who do not have
existing arterial line access.

4. Parents/guardians/patients willing to sign consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Hematoma or infections at the potential site of insertion.

2. Inability or unwillingness of research participant or legal guardian/representative to
give written informed consent.

3. Need for emergency surgery.

4. Hemodynamic instability



Age minimum: N/A
Age maximum: 12 Years
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Time Needed to Achieve a Successful Cannulation of the Femoral Artery in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
Intervention(s)
Device: Ultrasound
Other: Landmark
Primary Outcome(s)
the time needed to achieve a successful cannulation of the femoral artery. [Time Frame: The time to successful cannula insertion will be calculated from the time of skin penetration until proper placement of the catheter is confirmed by an arterial waveform seen on the monitor after connecting the catheter to a transducer]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary ID(s)
ANES.SS.12
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
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