Epidural and Cardiac Surgery

In the present study the investigators test the hypothesis that the epidural anesthesia added on the general anesthesia is able to improve patient's outcome.

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Key information

Conditions

Cardiac Disease Cardiovascular Diseases Heart Diseases

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele

Milan, MI, 20132, Italy

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

patients undergoing cardiac surgery
adult (>18y)
sternotomy

Exclusion criteria

abnormal coagulation profile
antiplatelet medications (other than aspirin)
ongoing anticoagulation

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Epidural Analgesia in Cardiac Surgery

Important dates

First posted: Apr 29, 2011
Registry last updated: Apr 29, 2011

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