Status:
COMPLETED
Brain Tissue Oxygen Saturation and Blood Transfusion in Cardiac Surgery
Lead Sponsor:
Larissa University Hospital
Conditions:
Blood Transfusion
Cardiac Surgery
Eligibility:
All Genders
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
In cardiac operations under cardiopulmonary bypass(CPB), monitoring of brain tissue oxygen saturation with infrared spectrophotoscopy leads to a reduction of the number of packed red cell(PRC) transfu...
Detailed Description
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether the use of brain tissue oxygen saturation monitoring will lead to a reduction of the intra-operative use of packed red cell units. Patients randoml...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Cardiac operations under cardiopulmonary bypass, consequently (including coronary-aortic bypass graft), valve replacement, surgery of the ascending aorta, combined procedures, redo-operations)
Exclusion
- Cardiac operations without the aid of extracorporeal circulation (ex. "off-pump" techniques)
- Emergency operations
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
150 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00879463
Start Date
June 1 2009
End Date
April 1 2012
Last Update
July 25 2012
Active Locations (1)
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Larissa University Hospital
Larissa, Thessaly, Greece