Status:

UNKNOWN

Effect of Intraoperative Aprotinin Administration on Post Cardiac Surgery Optic Nerve and Retinal Thickness.

Lead Sponsor:

Soroka University Medical Center

Conditions:

Cardiac Surgery

Eligibility:

All Genders

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Cognitive and neurological dysfunction after coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) is common and multi-factorial in origin. Several previous studies have shown that intraoperative aprotinin administra...

Detailed Description

Cognitive and neurological dysfunction after coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) is common and multi-factorial in origin. Causative factors include cerebral Embolization (1), cerebral ischemia reper...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • patients admited for coronary artery bypass surgery

Exclusion

  • Preoperative:
  • Patients requiring concomitant noncoronary procedures.
  • Urgent operation.
  • Intra aortic balloon pump
  • Presence of allergy to aprotinin or bleeding diathesis.
  • Previous CVA.
  • Previous eye operation.
  • Glaucoma.
  • Retinopathy.
  • Postoperative:
  • Postoperative CVA.
  • Postoperative critical condition precluding safe performance of OCT examination.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2007

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

End Date :

Estimated Enrollment :

30 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00395369

Start Date

December 1 2007

Last Update

November 3 2006

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Soroka Medical Center

Beersheba, Israel, 84101