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Clinical Trials/NL-OMON44142
NL-OMON44142CompletedNot Applicable

Pericardial Tissue and the Post Pericardiotomy Syndrome - Pericardial tissue and PPS

niversitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht0 sites40 target enrollmentStarted: TBDLast updated:
Conditions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Completed
Sponsor
Enrollment
40

Study Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Study Design

Study Type
Observational

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 to 99 (—)

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1) For rethoracotomy patients:
  • - Adult (*18 years) patients undergoing a rethoracotomy for any reason, within 90 days after initial cardiac surgery.;2) For patients undergoing a first sternotomy:
  • - Adult (*18 years) patients undergoing an isolated CABG (5 patients) or isolated valve surgery (5 patients) via a full sternotomy for the first time.

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1) For patients undergoing a rethoracotomy:
  • - Patients undergoing a rethoracotomy within 24 hours after initial cardiac sugery (24 hours after the first incision)
  • - Patients undergoing pericardial surgery (pericardial window or pericardiectomy) as initial surgery because of recurrent pericardial fluid or a pericardial disease.
  • - Patients undergoing a heart transplantation as initial surgery (because of the routine use of anti-inflammatory agents postoperatively)
  • - Patients undergoing a LVAD implantation as initial surgery
  • - Patients undergoing valve replacement as initial surgery because of endocarditis
  • - Patients with a medical history of pericarditis
  • - Patients with a medical history of auto-immune disease and who use corticosteroids on a daily basis;2) For patients undergoing a first sternotomy:
  • - Patients undergoing an emergency operation
  • - Patients with a medical history of pericarditis
  • - Patients with a medical history of auto-immune disease and who use corticosteroids on a daily basis
  • - Patients with endocarditis
  • - Patients with pericardial effusion on the preoperative echo.

Investigators

Sponsor
niversitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht

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