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NCT Number: NCT02820727

Perioperative Three Dimensional Right Ventricular Function

This study addresses the influence of anesthesia induction, ventilation and influence of cardiac surgical procedures and cardio-pulmonary-bypass on right ventricular function. Influence on patient outcome is also studied. Three dimensional echocardiography is applied.

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Key information

Conditions

Heart Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases

Age range

18 year–99 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

University Hospital Tubingen

Tübingen, Baden-Wurttemberg, 72076, Germany

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • informed consent given
  • cardiac surgical procedure
  • left sided cardiac surgery or bypass surgery, ascending aortic surgery, assist device implantation

Exclusion criteria

  • pregnant patients
  • contraindication for transesophageal echocardiography

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Time on Intensive Care Unit (ICU)

    Time frame: up to 60 days

    Duration of ICU stay

Secondary outcomes

  1. Time to hospital discharge

    Time frame: up to 120 days

    Hospital Outcome

  2. Catecholamine dosages

    Time frame: up to 24 hours

    after anesthesia induction, end of surgery, 12h and 24h after intensive care unit (ICU) admission

  3. Catecholamine free days

    Time frame: up to 60 days

    Catecholamine free days on ICU

  4. Hours on mechanical ventilation

    Time frame: up to 1440 hours

    Duration of mechanical ventilation

  5. Organ failure during ICU stay

    Time frame: up to 60 days

    Early organ failure (Lab tests: Creatinine, Bilirubin, Lactate, Thromboplastin Time)

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University Hospital Tuebingen

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2015
Primary completion
2016
Study completion
2016
First posted
Jul 1, 2016
Registry last updated
Jul 16, 2018

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