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
Name Time Method 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 (ΔHb).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 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.