Relationship Between Microcirculatory Flow Alterations and Tissue Metabolism

The purpose of this study is to correlate microcirculatory flow and rectal anaerobe cellular CO2 production in patients after cardiac surgery. The hypothesis is that such a correlation exists.

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Key information

Conditions

Cardiac Surgery

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Department of ICU

Leeuwarden, PO Box 888, 8901BR, Netherlands

About this study

Sidestream Darkfield imaging is used to determine rectal microcirculatory flow in patients after postoperative cardiac surgery. At the same time PCO2 gap is established by monitoring rectal CO2 (tonometry) and arterial CO2 After initial enrollment and first analysis we also includes a control group with equal inclusion criteria for sublingual SDF imaging.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

cardiac surgery
informed consent
age > 18

Exclusion criteria

pregnancy
off pump procedure
rectal fecal contamination

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

Relation between MFI (by SDF) and capno

Time frame: 6 months

Secondary outcomes

Relevance of changes in flow and metabolism

Time frame: 6 months

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Frisius Medisch Centrum

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Registry information

Official study title

Correlation Between Microcirculatory Flow and Rectal Anaerobe Cellular CO2 Production in Patients After Cardiac Surgery

Important dates

Study start: 2007
Primary completion: 2008
Study completion: 2008
First posted: Oct 23, 2007
Registry last updated: Nov 26, 2008

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