Detecting injury to the heart after emergency orthopaedic surgery by means of a blood test (called Troponin I) and determining if care by the cardiology unit can improve mortality at one year compared to usual care

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Myocardial injury; Cardiovascular - Coronary heart disease

• Registration Number: ACTRN12608000165381
• Lead Sponsor: Dr Carol Chong

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2008-04-04
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 154

Inclusion Criteria

Patients over 60 admited under the orthopaedic unit who undergo emergency surgery

Exclusion Criteria

Elective surgery, die before surgery, admitted under a different unit, patients with an estimated mortality of less than 1 year (eg. terminal cancer), nursing home patients.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
all cause mortality at one year[one year after randomisation]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
all cause mortaliy[in hospital and at 6 months after randomisation];cardiac events (eg.Myocardial infarction, ischaemia, heart failure, major arrhythmia, cardiac arrest)[in hospital, 6 months, 1 year];ECG changes and correlation with troponin rises[in hospital, 6 months, 1 year];functional status measured by barthels index[baseline, 6 months, 1 year];Investigations and medications ordered by the cardiologist in comparison to standard care[in hospital, 6 months, 1 year]