The Tranexaminic acid - Aprotinin - Placebo trial.
Completed
- Conditions
- Intra-operative medication trial.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 300
Inclusion Criteria
Patients scheduled for first time, non-complex (one or two procedures) open heart surgery with the use of CPB.
Exclusion Criteria
1. Less than 18 years old;
2. Previous sternotomy;
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Intraoperative and perioperative blood loss;<br /><br>2. Intraoperative and perioperative use of blood products.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Rethoracotomies;<br /><br>2. The total duration of each patient's stay in the operating room;<br /><br>3. Length of stay in the ICU and hospital;<br /><br>4. Development of SIRS/sepsis/MOF;<br /><br>5. 30-day morbidity;<br /><br>6. 30-day mortality;<br /><br>7. Costs.