Cardiac Output Measurement using carbon dioxide inhalation in Open Heart Surgery Patients.

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Anaesthesiology - Other anaesthesiology; Chronic heart failure; Cardiovascular - Other cardiovascular diseases; Respiratory - Other respiratory disorders / diseases

• Registration Number: ACTRN12612001048875
• Lead Sponsor: Southern Health

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2012-10-02
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

All consented patients undergoing elective open heart surgery and who have a pulmonary artery catheter placed.

Exclusion Criteria

Pregnant women.
Patients with a raised pulmonary artery pressure.
Patients with Obstructive airways disease and raised pCO2.
Patients with a raised intracranial pressure or primary cerebral disease.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified