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TEE and Dysphagia in Lung Transplantation
Sponsor: University of California, Los Angeles
Summary
The primary outcome of this study is dysphagia (difficulty swallowing) on postoperative speech and swallow evaluation following lung transplantation. Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) (creates pictures of the heart from inside the participants body) is routinely performed for all lung transplantations at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and it is the standard of care. Patients are randomized to two groups. The intervention group would limit the number of TEE clips (# pictures taken) per case. The control group would leave the number of TEE clips to the discretion of the attending anesthesiologist. The investigators hypothesize that reduction in TEE imaging during lung transplantation will reduce dysphagia.
Official title: Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE) and Dysphagia in Lung Transplantation (LT)
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
116
Start Date
2024-07-12
Completion Date
2026-07
Last Updated
2025-07-18
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE) with limited number of TEE clips
The intervention group would be limited to fewer than 20 TEE clips per case (versus the average of \~ 80-100 TEE clips per case).
Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE) with number of TEE clips per attending anesthesiologist
The control group would leave the number of TEE clips to the discretion of the attending anesthesiologist.
Locations (1)
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine
Los Angeles, California, United States