Status:

COMPLETED

Sevoflurane in Cardiac Surgery

Lead Sponsor:

Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele

Conditions:

Anesthesia

Cardiac Surgery

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-99 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

Patients undergoing high risk cardiac surgery (combined CABG and valvular procedures) will be randomized to receive a total intravenous anesthesia or an anesthesia plan with sevoflurane. The investig...

Detailed Description

Background It is commonly believed that the choice of the primary anesthetic agent does not result in different outcomes after cardiac surgery. Recent evidence however has indicated that volatile ane...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • age \>18 years
  • written informed consent
  • scheduled procedures

Exclusion

  • ongoing acute myocardial infarction
  • cardiac troponin \>1 ng/ml
  • previous unusual response to an anesthetic
  • use of sulfonylurea, theophylline or allopurinol
  • thoracotomy

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 1 2011

Estimated Enrollment :

200 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00821262

Start Date

September 1 2008

End Date

July 1 2011

Last Update

October 14 2015

Active Locations (5)

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1

Vita-Salute University

Milan, Italy

2

Azienda Ospedaliera di Padova

Padua, Italy

3

Azienda Ospedaliera di Perugia (H Santa Maria della Misericordia)

Perugia, Italy

4

Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Pisana

Pisa, Italy