Comparison of Two Different Heart-lung Machine Filling Methods: Precoating Versus Colloidal Fluids

Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cardio Pulmonary Bypass; Cardiac Surgery; Priming

Treatments: Procedure: Precoating; Procedure: Standard priming

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01247051

PRE001AHK

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study is a single-center, randomized, un-blinded treatment study in which patients (>78 years) with the use off a heart-lung machine were provided into two study arms.

Patient wit "precoating" have a filling of the machine with their own blood. In the comparator arm, a standard priming is used.

Enrollment: 90 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 78 to 95 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age > 78 years
• CPB

Exclusion criteria

• Hb <12 mg/dl
• Off pump surgery

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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90 participants in 2 patient groups

Precoating

Experimental group

Treatment:

Procedure: Precoating

Standard priming

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Procedure: Standard priming