The effect of pre- and post-operative supplemental enteral nutrition in high-risk patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery. A prospective randomised placebo controlled double blind multicentre trial.
Completed
- Conditions
- High risk patients undergoing elective cardiac surgerySurgeryOther and unspecified disorders of the circulatory system
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN37657221
- Lead Sponsor
- Academic Medical Centre (AMC) (Netherlands)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 74
Inclusion Criteria
Patients aged =70 years undergoing coronary bypass grafting, or pre-operative fraction <0.40 or patients undergoing mitral valve replacements or combinations
Exclusion Criteria
1. Age <21 years
2. Pregnancy
3. Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
4. Hepatic cirrhosis
5. Known malignancy
6. Use of chemotherapy, NSAIDs or corticosteroids
7. Schizophrenia
8. Severe renal failure
9. Patients with organ transplantation in the past
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method