Using blood oxygen levels to guide fluid treatment in septic shock
Part of Infections clinical trials.
This trial is studying whether a measure of oxygen in your blood (called SvO2) can help doctors decide if giving you more fluids will help improve your blood pressure during septic shock. The goal is to make fluid treatment more precise and avoid giving too much fluid.
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Who can take part
- You must be over 18 years old.
- You must have septic shock, which means a severe infection causing very low blood pressure that needs medication to keep it up, and high levels of lactic acid in your blood.
- You cannot be pregnant.
- You cannot have significant heart valve disease or atrial fibrillation (an irregular heartbeat).
- You must have a clear ultrasound view of your heart (no conditions that block the image).
- You cannot have active bleeding or a reason you cannot receive extra IV fluids.
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