30
Participants
Start Date
December 31, 2007
Primary Completion Date
January 31, 2009
Study Completion Date
January 31, 2009
Vigileo TM / Flotrac TM (Minimally invasive cardiac output system consisting of arterial line sensor and cardiac output monitor)
Attachment of the arterial line sensor and pulse contour cardiac output monitor to the arterial line of the patient.
Passive leg raising
Passive leg raising for prediction of fluid responsiveness with arterial pulse contour analysis.
Volume challenge / Change of vasoactive drugs or inotropics
Either a volume challenge (using colloids or crystalloids) or a change in the dosage of of vasoactive drugs or inotropics, or a combination of them, as proposed by the treating physician.
Inspectra TM/O-To-See TM (Tissue oxymetry with near infrared spectroscopy and laser-Doppler)
Tissue oxymetry continuously measured with near infrared spectrometry and laser Doppler during the whole study period.
Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Inselspital, Berne, Bern
Collaborators (1)
Edwards Lifesciences
INDUSTRY
Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
OTHER