EASI Access II --- Follow-up Study to the EASI Access Trial

Summary

Test whether Basic Life Support (BLS) providers can successfully place Enzymatically Augmented Subcutaneous Infusion (EASI) Access lines for subcutaneous infusion, and characterize intravascular absorption of EASI-administered (tracer-labelled) glucose (D5W).

Timeline

Start

2009-02

Primary completion

2009-03

Completion

2009-03

Publications

• Background Sever MS, Vanholder R, Lameire N. Management of crush-related injuries after disasters. N Engl J Med. 2006 Mar 9;354(10):1052-63. doi: 10.1056/NEJMra054329. No abstract available.
• Background Stafford PW, Blinman TA, Nance ML. Practical points in evaluation and resuscitation of the injured child. Surg Clin North Am. 2002 Apr;82(2):273-301. doi: 10.1016/s0039-6109(02)00006-3.
• Background Bookbinder LH, Hofer A, Haller MF, Zepeda ML, Keller GA, Lim JE, Edgington TS, Shepard HM, Patton JS, Frost GI. A recombinant human enzyme for enhanced interstitial transport of therapeutics. J Control Release. 2006 Aug 28;114(2):230-41. doi: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2006.05.027. Epub 2006 Jun 7.
• Background Thomas JR, Yocum RC, Haller MF, von Gunten CF. Assessing the role of human recombinant hyaluronidase in gravity-driven subcutaneous hydration: the INFUSE-LR study. J Palliat Med. 2007 Dec;10(6):1312-20. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2007.0126.
• Background Beylot M, David F, Brunengraber H. Determination of the 13C-labeling pattern of glutamate by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Anal Biochem. 1993 Aug 1;212(2):532-6. doi: 10.1006/abio.1993.1364.
• Background Bijur PE, Latimer CT, Gallagher EJ. Validation of a verbally administered numerical rating scale of acute pain for use in the emergency department. Acad Emerg Med. 2003 Apr;10(4):390-2. doi: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2003.tb01355.x.
• Background Alam HB, Rhee P. New developments in fluid resuscitation. Surg Clin North Am. 2007 Feb;87(1):55-72, vi. doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2006.09.015.
• Background Dalal S, Bruera E. Dehydration in cancer patients: to treat or not to treat. J Support Oncol. 2004 Nov-Dec;2(6):467-79, 483.
• Background Craig AS, Eikenberry EF, Parry DA. Ultrastructural organization of skin: classification on the basis of mechanical role. Connect Tissue Res. 1987;16(3):213-23. doi: 10.3109/03008208709006977.
• Background Laurent UB, Dahl LB, Reed RK. Catabolism of hyaluronan in rabbit skin takes place locally, in lymph nodes and liver. Exp Physiol. 1991 Sep;76(5):695-703. doi: 10.1113/expphysiol.1991.sp003536.
• Background Frost GI. Recombinant human hyaluronidase (rHuPH20): an enabling platform for subcutaneous drug and fluid administration. Expert Opin Drug Deliv. 2007 Jul;4(4):427-40. doi: 10.1517/17425247.4.4.427.
• Soremekun OA, Shear ML, Connolly J, Stewart CE, Thomas SH. Basic-level emergency medical technician administration of fluids and glucose via enzyme-assisted subcutaneous infusion access. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2012 Jun;27(3):220-5. doi: 10.1017/S1049023X12000829.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.