The Role of CT Chest Scan in the Pre-anesthetic Assessment of Suspected or Confirmed COVID -19 Patients
The Use of Preoperative CT Chest Scan in the Pre-anesthetic Assessment of COVID-19
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Brief Summary
The role of CT scan of the chest in Pre-anesthetic assessment of the severity of COVID-19 and the correlations between CT measurements of the aortic and pulmonary arteries diameters and severity of pneumonia.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for all trials
Started Mar 2020
Shorter than P25 for all trials
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
March 1, 2020
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
July 30, 2020
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
September 1, 2020
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
September 22, 2020
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
September 23, 2020
CompletedSeptember 23, 2020
September 1, 2020
5 months
September 22, 2020
September 22, 2020
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (4)
pneumonia severity.
The pneumonia severity will be assessed by the radiologist.
90 days
Aorta diameter
Aorta cross sectional diameter will be calculated by using cursor method on CT scan
90 days
Pulmonary artery diameter
Pulmonary artery sectional diameter will be calculated by using cursor method on CT scan
90 days
Pulmonary artery diameter TO Aorta diameter ratio
Pulmonary artery diameter TO Aorta diameter ratio will be calculated
90 days
Secondary Outcomes (1)
Description of the lesions found in the CT scan
90 days
Interventions
Non-enhanced CT scan of the chest with multi-slice CT scan machine.
Eligibility Criteria
Patients who are older than 18 years, having confirmed or suspected COVID-19 infection and scheduled for emergency surgery.
You may qualify if:
- All patients scheduled for emergency surgery with symptoms suggestive of COVID-19 infection.
You may not qualify if:
- Pregnancy.
- Haemodynamic instability (Mean arterial blood pressure above 65 mmHg or the need for of inotropic drugs to maintain mean arterial blood pressure above 65 mmHg).
- Active bleeding.
- Any indication by the surgeon or the anesthesiologist to proceed for immediate surgery for the patient safety.
- Patients refusal to do CT scanning.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Tanta Universitylead
Study Sites (1)
Security Forces Hospital
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Observational Model
- COHORT
- Time Perspective
- RETROSPECTIVE
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- ICU consultant
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
September 22, 2020
First Posted
September 23, 2020
Study Start
March 1, 2020
Primary Completion
July 30, 2020
Study Completion
September 1, 2020
Last Updated
September 23, 2020
Record last verified: 2020-09