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The safety and feasibility of administering Xenon-gas (anesthesia) to patients who are undergoing an off-pump (heart keeps beating on its own) bypass of the coronary artery XOPCAB stands for: Xenon in Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Conditions
Xenon anesthesia in cardiac surgery
Therapeutic area: Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E] - Anesthesia and Analgesia [E03]
Registration Number
EUCTR2012-002316-12-BE
Lead Sponsor
niversity Hospitals of the KU Leuven
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria

- Patients with coronary artery disease scheduled for elective OPCAB-surgery

- Patients willing and able to complete the requirements of this study

- Ejection Fraction > 30%

Are the trial subjects under 18? no
Number of subjects for this age range:
F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes
F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range 20
F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) yes
F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range 20

Exclusion Criteria

- Lack of informed consent
- Age < 18 years
- Pregnancy
- COPD GOLD > II
- Renal dysfunction defined as serum-creatinine > 1.5 mg/dl
- Acute coronary syndrome during the last 24 hours; haemodynamic instability, requirement of inotropic support
- Single vessel grafting
- Disabling neuropsychiatric disorders (severe dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, schizophrenia, depression), history of stroke with residuals, increased intracranial pressure
- Hypersensitivity to the study medication
- Presumed uncooperativeness or legal incapacity

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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