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How Much Cardiac Output is Enough?

NCT00619281 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 600

Last updated 2009-11-25

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Low output syndrome is a common complication in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Its incidence was reported to be 2 to 6% \[1\]. Morbidity and mortality of low output syndrome is high and the costs for treating the disease are immense.

The primary objective of this prospective observational study is to define a threshold for a critically reduced cardiac output requiring immediate therapy.

Conditions

  • Low Cardiac Output Syndrome

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Klinikum der Stadt Ludwigshafen, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Klinikum der Stadt Ludwigshafen, Department of Cardiac Surgery

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Klinikum Ludwigshafen

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Joachim Boldt, MD · Klinikum Ludwigshafen, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care medicine

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-10-31
Primary Completion
2008-07-31
Completion
2008-07-31

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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