Heart ultrasound in the ICU
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This trial is testing whether a special heart ultrasound done through your food pipe (transesophageal echocardiography) is safe and helpful for patients on breathing machines in the intensive care unit. If you are already in the ICU at Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, and your doctor thinks this test is needed, you may be able to join.
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Who can take part
- You must be 18 years or older.
- You must be admitted to the intensive care unit at Queen Mary Hospital in Hong Kong.
- You must have a breathing tube and be on a ventilator.
- Your doctor must have decided that you need a transesophageal echocardiogram (a heart ultrasound done through your food pipe).
- You must not have any of these conditions: a hole or blockage in your food pipe, a pouch in your food pipe, a tumor, or active bleeding in your stomach or food pipe.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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