Remote Ischemic Preconditioning Before Abdominal Surgery
Not Applicable
Withdrawn
- Conditions
- Perioperative/Postoperative Complications
- Registration Number
- NCT01340742
- Lead Sponsor
- Lawson Health Research Institute
- Brief Summary
Major abdominal surgeries are associated with perioperative cardiac morbidity of up to 10%.
Ischemic preconditioning may have a protective effect. The purpose of this study is to find out remote ischemic conditioning by inflating a blood pressure cuff on the arm will have a protective effect.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- WITHDRAWN
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
- Patients undergoing abdominal surgery:large bowel, pancreatic and hepatic surgery
Exclusion Criteria
- Chronic inflammatory disease.
- Glyburide use before surgery.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Cardiovascular Events: incidence of MI, TIA/stroke, death in both groups One week
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Renal function deterioration in the first week after surgery One week Baseline Creatinine levels will be compared to the highest creatinine levels noted in the first 7 days of hospitalization
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
London Health Sciences Centre
🇨🇦London, Ontario, Canada
London Health Sciences Centre🇨🇦London, Ontario, Canada