Aetiology of preoperative anaemia in cardiac surgery
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Preoperative anaemiaHaematological Disorders
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN49461366
- Lead Sponsor
- Papworth Hospital (UK)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 200
Inclusion Criteria
1. Consecutive patients, 18 years or older, scheduled to undergo elective cardiac surgery requiring cardiopulmonary bypass, who are anaemic at preoperative testing
2. Patients requiring:
2.1. First time or redo sternotomy
2.2. Coronary artery bypass grafting
2.3. Valve replacement or repair
2.4. Operation on the aorta
Exclusion Criteria
1. Hb = 13 g/dL in men and = 12 g/dL in women at preoperative testing
2. Emergency (non-scheduled) surgery
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To investigate the aetiology of preoperative anaemia, as defined by the WHO criteria, in adult patients undergoing scheduled cardiac surgery.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. To gain information on the relative frequency and prognostic implications of the different types of preoperative anaemia<br>2. To assess the validity of the blood based tests in distinguishing the different types of preoperative anaemia<br>3. To devise a diagnostic algorithm and therapeutic regimes required for assessing and correcting anaemia before cardiac surgery takes place