Ultrasound may predict lung risk after surgery
NCT ID NCT03289975
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at 165 patients in the intensive care unit after major abdominal or urinary surgery. Doctors used lung ultrasound to measure fluid in the lungs and see if it could predict who would develop severe breathing problems. The goal was to find a simple bedside test to catch trouble early.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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165 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2016
- Finished
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Mar 2017
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Patients undergoing digestive or urinary surgery and requiring post-operative intensive care
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: All patients undergoing scheduled or emergency visceral surgery and admitted to an ICU following the intervention. Exclusion Criteria: * Chest surgery * ASA (American Society of Anesthesiologists) 4 or more * Refusal of the patient * Pregnant women * Spontaneously-breathing patients
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Chu Dijon Bourogne
Dijon, France