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Restrictive red blood cell policy in postoperative cardiac surgery patients.

Recruiting
Conditions
pediatric postoperative cardiac surgery patients, red blood cell transfusion, morbidity, nososcomial infection, MBL, venous saturationpediatrische postoperatieve cardiochirurgische patienten, erytrocytentransfusie, morbiditeit, nosocomiale infecties, MBL, veneuze saturatie
Registration Number
NL-OMON24780
Lead Sponsor
D.A.H. de Gast-Bakker, kinderarts-intensivist, LUMCIC centrum, LUMC, Prof. Dr. L.P.H.J. AartsSanquin bloedbank zuid-west Nederland (Dr.L.M.G. van de Watering)
Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
100
Inclusion Criteria

Pediatric patients with a non-cyanotic congenital heart defect (>3 kg, >6 weeks and < 6 years) undergoing cardiac surgery.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Neonates;

2. Underlying hematological disease (hemoglobinopathy);

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Reduction in red blood cell transfusion and the morbidity related to the transfusion (expressed as ventilator days, length of PICU and hospital stay, nosocomial infections).
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1. Can continuous venous saturation monitoring guide the transfusion policy?<br /><br>2. How usefull are continuous oxygen saturation measurements?<br /><br>3. What is the role of mannose binding lectin (MBL) and the development of nosocomial infections in transfused pediatric postoperative cardiac surgery patients.
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