Epidural and Cardiac Surgery

Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cardiac Disease

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01344603

HSR epi CCH 38

Details and patient eligibility

About

In the present study the investigators test the hypothesis that the epidural anesthesia added on the general anesthesia is able to improve patient's outcome.

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• patients undergoing cardiac surgery
• adult (>18y)
• sternotomy

Exclusion criteria

• abnormal coagulation profile
• antiplatelet medications (other than aspirin)
• ongoing anticoagulation

Trial design

0 participants in 2 patient groups

epidural

standard