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Evaluation of Microcirculatory Function and Mitochondrial Respiration After Cardiovascular Surgery

Completed
Conditions
Shock
Cardiovascular Diseases
Critical Illness
Registration Number
NCT05330676
Lead Sponsor
University of Pennsylvania
Brief Summary

This study will examine the differences in microcirculatory function and mitochondrial respiration in patients with shock after cardiovascular surgery.

Detailed Description

Post-cardiotomy shock (PCS) occurs in up to 5% of cardiovascular surgeries and has an in-hospital mortality rate as high as 75%. It is unclear if patients with PCS despite achieving standard resuscitation goals have impairments in oxygen delivery or oxygen utilization. This study will examine the difference in microcirculatory function and mitochondrial respiration in patients with shock to better understand the driving mechanism of bioenergetic failure in patients with PCS.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
142
Inclusion Criteria
  • Adult patients (>18 years old)
  • Receiving elective coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)
  • Receiving valvular surgery requiring cardiopulmonary bypass
Exclusion Criteria
  • Unable to tolerate sublingual microcirculatory flow imaging (e.g., non-intubated patients dependent upon oxygen by facemask, poor mouth opening)
  • receiving an emergent procedure
  • have an actively treated malignancy
  • mitochondrial disorder
  • receiving surgery requiring deep hypothermic circulatory arrest.

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Perfused Vessel Denisty (PVD)PVD was measured at baseline (immediately prior to surgery), at ICU admission, approximately 4 hours after surgery, then at 24 hours.

Perfused vessel density (PVD) was measured with incident darkfield microscopy (units mm/mm\^2)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Pennsylvania

🇺🇸

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

University of Pennsylvania
🇺🇸Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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