Ischemia and Reperfusion Injury in the Human: An Observational Study

Lawson Health Research Institute

Status: Completed

Conditions: Ischemia

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00229047

11268E

R-05-133

Details and patient eligibility

About

We, the researchers at Lawson Health Research Institute, propose to investigate the impact of surgical ischemia and reperfusion on skeletal muscle microcirculation using a hand-held microscope.

Full description

We propose to investigate the impact of surgical ischemia and reperfusion on skeletal muscle microcirculation using a hand-held microscope.

Enrollment: 20 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients undergoing femoral distal bypass procedures for chronic limb ischemia

Exclusion criteria

• Any severe comorbid conditions (i.e., chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [COPD])

Trial design

20 participants in 1 patient group

Vein Stripping

Description:

Patients undergoing elective varicose vein stripping in our vascular OR. Observe circulation in the exposed soleus/gastrocnemius muscle.