Status:
COMPLETED
CO2 Versus Lund De-airing Technique in Heart Surgery
Lead Sponsor:
Lund University
Conditions:
Aortic Valve Disorder
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-90 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
To evaluate which of the two de-airing methods (CO2 insufflation vs. Lund de-airing technique) can shorten the left heart de-airing time and prevent or minimize cerebral air emboli during open surgery...
Detailed Description
Study design: Prospective, randomized and controlled study involving 20 patients, 10 in each group. The de-airing time and the efficiency of the techniques will be assessed by trans-esophageal echoca...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients planned for aortic valve/root replacement or repair will be selected for the study
Exclusion
- Patients with known
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease,
- emphysema,
- previous thoracic or cardiac surgery,
- history of CVA or stroke and
- evidence of intraoperative pleural adhesions will be excluded from the study.
- Patients requiring internal mammary artery coronary bypass will also be excluded.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
20 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00934596
Start Date
June 1 2009
End Date
October 1 2009
Last Update
December 4 2013
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