Status:

COMPLETED

The Effect of Hypotensive Anesthesia on Hemoglobin Levels During Total Knee Arthroplasty

Lead Sponsor:

Hospital for Special Surgery, New York

Conditions:

Anesthesia

Eligibility:

All Genders

40-80 years

Brief Summary

The current study investigates the effect of hypotensive anesthesia on patient hemoglobin levels during primary total knee arthroplasty. Considering that because of the tourniquet there is no blood lo...

Detailed Description

The specific aim of this prospective study is to collect serial hemoglobin levels intraoperatively during hypotensive anesthesia to evaluate if intraoperative intravenous fluid substitution will chang...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Non- inflammatory degenerative joint disease of the knee
  • Patients scheduled for unilateral primary total Knee arthroplasty
  • Age between 40 and 80 years
  • Hypotensive spinal-epidural anesthesia with systolic BP \< 95 and diastolic BP \< 65.
  • Adequate intraoperative fluid loading: a minimum of 1500 ml IV fluids should be infused during procedure: at least 300 cc/15 minutes.

Exclusion

  • Blood coagulopathies resulting in a hypocoagulable state (hemophilia, von Willebrand disease, etc.)
  • Blood coagulopathies resulting in a hypercoagulable state (factor V leiden, antithrombin III deficiency, protein C deficiency, protein S deficiency)
  • Patients on anti-coagulants (coumadin, plavix, pradaxa, heparin)
  • Congestive Heart Failure (at least one medication to treat congestive heart failure)
  • Coronary artery disease (s/p bypass, stent or AMI)
  • Kidney insufficiency (creatinine \> 1.5)
  • Aortic or mitral valve disease
  • Pulmonary hypertension
  • Revision Knee Surgery
  • Inadequate intravenous fluid substitution during the procedure 1.5L during 60 minutes.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2014

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 1 2014

Estimated Enrollment :

35 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05340751

Start Date

January 1 2014

End Date

September 1 2014

Last Update

January 26 2023

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Hospital for Special Surgery

New York, New York, United States, 10021