Clinical Trial: Thoracic Fluid Content by Bioimpedance-based Starling System
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Condition:
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Hemodynamic Instability
Shock
Fluid Overload Pulm
Study Type: Observational
Official Title: Assessment of the Determinants of the Thoracic Fluid Content Measured by the Bioimpedance-based Starling System in Critically Ill Patients
Brief Summary:
The Starling system is a completely non-invasive hemodynamic monitoring technique. It is able to measure the thoracic fluid content (TFC). The TFC is supposed to reflect the total content of fluid in the thorax. Thus, TFC may include two of the variables that are commonly used for hemodynamic monitoring: the extravascular lung water (EVLW), and the global end-diastolic volume (GEDV). However, whether the TFC actually reflects GEDV and EVLW has not been clearly established. The objective of the study is to…
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