Force-Controlled Retraction during Cardiac Surgery
Completed
- Conditions
- sternotomysternum retraction10005944
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON30719
- Lead Sponsor
- Academisch Ziekenhuis Maastricht
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 80
Inclusion Criteria
1) Age above 18 without any limitation for maximum age
2) first-time CABG patients with the need for left internal thoracic artery (LIMA) harvesting through the median sternotomy
Exclusion Criteria
Patients with history of chronic pain
Patients with previous median sternotomies.
Patients who use pain medication for other medical conditions
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>1)pain scale using the post-operative pain scale<br /><br>2)use of analgetica<br /><br>3)quality-of-life through a questionnair </p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>1)heart rate<br /><br>2)systolic blood pressure </p><br>