Status:

COMPLETED

Pleural Effusions After Cardiac Surgery

Lead Sponsor:

Charite University, Berlin, Germany

Conditions:

Pleura; Effusion

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

Pleural effusions occur commonly in patients recovering from cardiac surgery, however, the impact on outcomes is not well characterized. The purpose of this study is to characterize the outcomes of ca...

Detailed Description

Pleural effusions are common in patients recovering from cardiac surgery. Symptomatic patients with pleural effusions complain of shortness of breath, cough, chest pain and are more hypoxic and tachyp...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • In-patients of the Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin
  • at least 18 years old
  • female or male sex
  • cardiosurgical intervention (OPS 5.35 and 5.36) between 01/06 and 12/19
  • post-operative monitoring in the intensive care unit

Exclusion

  • previous cardiosurgical interventions during the same hospital stay
  • incomplete documentation.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2006

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 31 2019

Estimated Enrollment :

11198 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03409055

Start Date

January 1 2006

End Date

December 31 2019

Last Update

June 9 2021

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Charité - Universitaetsmedizin Berlin

Berlin, Germany, 10117