Status:

COMPLETED

Renal Effects of Levosimendan in Cardiac Surgery Patients

Lead Sponsor:

Charite University, Berlin, Germany

Conditions:

Treatment of Left Heart Insufficiency in an Operative Setting of Cardiac Surgery

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

Recent experimental and clinical data suggest a benefit of levosimendan on the kidney function. Therefore, this retrospective, single center, matched-pairs analysis aimed to investigate whether admini...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients undergoing cardiac surgery (OPS 5-35 bis 5-37) between 2007 and 2011 followed by postoperative observation on an ICU of the anaesthesiology department of the Charité hospital

Exclusion

  • Patients younger 18
  • Preexisting renal insufficiency

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2013

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2013

Estimated Enrollment :

92 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01918618

Start Date

April 1 2013

End Date

June 1 2013

Last Update

August 8 2013

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Charité - University Medicine Berlin

Berlin, State of Berlin, Germany, 10117