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Continuous Postoperative Pericardial Flush; to evaluate the effects of pericardial flush with a crystalloid on blood loss after CABG.

Recruiting
Conditions
Postoperative blood loss, Cardiac tamponade, Transfusion requirements, Health-related quality of life, Cost-effectiveness.
Registration Number
NL-OMON24893
Lead Sponsor
Academic Medical Center (AMC), Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
170
Inclusion Criteria

All adult patients (>18y) undergoing surgery for CABG.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients are not eligible for this study if the following criteria apply:

- Previous CABG;

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1: Mediastinal chest tube drainage (MCTD) at 12 hours postoperatively. <br /><br>2: The difference in haemoglobin levels between the start of CPPF and 12 hours postoperative (&#916;Hb).
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Cardiac tamponade, Transfusion requirements, Surgical reexploration, Postoperative atrial fibrillation, Sternal wound infection, mediastinitis, In-hospital mortality, Hemoglobin at discharge, Pericardial and/or pleural effusion at discharge, Mortality, Right ventricular function six months postoperatively, Quality of life (EQ-5D+) six months postoperatively, Health and labour questionnaire (SF-HLQ) six months postoperatively, cost effectiveness.
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