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Pleural and Pericardial Effusion Following Open Heart Surgery

NCT02045641 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 76

Last updated 2015-11-17

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

One of the most common postoperative complications after open cardiac surgery is fluid accumulation between the pleural membranes or in the pericardial sac. This study investigates the consequence of such fluid accumulations on physical performance, recovery-time, cardiac and respiratory complications, and quality of life. Half of the participants will be followed closely and offered fluid drainage at a low threshold, and half of the participants will follow the current postoperative regimen.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

pleuracentesis

Direct needle drainage of pleural effusions with dynamic ultrasound technique

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Aarhus University Hospital Skejby

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Vibeke E. Hjortdal, MD PHD DMSc · Aarhus University Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-09-30
Primary Completion
2015-10-31
Completion
2015-11-30

Countries

  • Denmark

Study Locations

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Diseases

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