Status:

COMPLETED

Heparin Management During Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Children

Lead Sponsor:

Emory University

Conditions:

Primary Condition: Heart Defects Requiring Surgery With CPB

Eligibility:

All Genders

Up to 6 years

Brief Summary

We propose a comparison between between our standard ACT based heparin management protocol for children undergoing CPB and a patient-specific heparin concentration-based heparin management protocol. W...

Detailed Description

40 patients will be randomly assigned to either the traditional heparin management group or the intervention group. The traditional group will be treated with an initial heparin dose of 400 units/kg a...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients undergoing elective cardiac surgical procedures requiring CPB at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston.
  • Patients less than 6 months old.
  • Parent/legal guardian willing to sign consent. -

Exclusion

  • Patients presenting for emergency surgery.
  • Patients treated preoperatively with anticoagulant therapy.
  • Patients treated with antifibrinolytics during their cardiac surgery.
  • Parent/legal guardian unwilling or unable to sign consent. -

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2005

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 1 2010

Estimated Enrollment :

20 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00146653

Start Date

December 1 2005

End Date

January 1 2010

Last Update

November 20 2013

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Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston

Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30322