Impact of Microparticles on Postoperative Complications in Surgical Patients

University of Bern108 enrolled

Overview

Microparticles are cellular fragments which are released actively or passively under conditions of inflammation and stress. The impact of surgical operations on quantity and quality of microparticles remains unknown. In this observatory study we investigate quantitative and qualitative aspects of microparticles during cardiac and abdominal operations.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

108

Conditions

Neoplasm, Hepatic Pancreatic Neoplasms Colorectal Neoplasms

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients undergoing cardiac or abdominal operations with a minimum expected operative time of 2 hours Exclusion Criteria: * Laparoscopic operations * emergency operations

Locations (1)

Department of visceral and transplant surgery, Bern University Hospital

Bern, Switzerland

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Postoperative morbidity

Time frame: 30 days

Secondary Outcomes

Hospital stay

Time frame: 30 days

Mortality

Time frame: 30 days

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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