Status:
COMPLETED
Randomized Trial of a Liberal Versus a Restrictive Transfusion Strategy in Elderly Cardiac Surgery Patients
Lead Sponsor:
London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
Conditions:
Anemia
Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
Eligibility:
All Genders
70-90 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a less restrictive strategy of red blood cell transfusion in elderly patients following coronary bypass surgery results in enhanced postoperative reco...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients \>=70 years of age undergoing non-emergency coronary artery bypass surgery
- Initial postoperative hemoglobin level 70-90g/L
Exclusion
- Patients who are unable to provide informed consent in English
- Patients with preoperative hemoglobin concentrations \<100g/L
- Patients who require emergency re-operation
- Patients with intraoperative or postoperative bleeding diathesis
- Patients with postoperative clinical instability (eg. low output state)
- Patients in whom insertion of an intra-aortic balloon pump is required
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 21 2004
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 23 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
73 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00318227
Start Date
June 21 2004
End Date
February 23 2010
Last Update
August 28 2017
Active Locations (1)
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London Health Sciences Centre - University Campus
London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 5A5