This study is an ancillary (add-on) study to the clinical trial entitled Red Cell Storage Duration Study (RECESS), which has clinicaltrials.gov identifier NCT00991341. The RECESS study randomizes cardiac surgery patients to receive either red blood cell units stored for no more than 10 days, or red blood cell units stored for at least 21 days, if they need any red blood cell transfusions during their hospital stay for the surgery. This ancillary study is entitled Impact of Blood Storage Duration on Physiologic Measures: RECESS Ancillary Physiologic Study (RECAP). The hypothesis of the RECAP study is that there will be differences between the two randomized treatment groups in how much the following measurements change, from shortly before a red blood cell transfusion to shortly after a red blood cell transfusion, and from before surgery to 24 hours after surgery: * Oxygen saturation in the hand * Oxygen saturation in the brain * Blood flow in the small blood vessels under the tongue. The RECAP study will also investigate whether changes in the measurements listed above are associated with clinical outcomes, including * The Multi-Organ Dysfunction Score * Death from any cause * Major cardiac events * Major pulmonary events
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
390
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Brigham and Womens Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina, United States
Change in thenar oxygenation saturation
Time frame: From a measurement taken within 2 hours prior to the index transfusion, to a measurement taken within 2 hours following the index transfusion.
Change in downslope of thenar oxygen saturation
Time frame: From a measurement taken within 2 hours prior to the index transfusion, to a measurement taken within 2 hours following the index transfusion.
Change in upslope of thenar oxygen saturation
Time frame: From a measurement taken within 2 hours prior to the index transfusion, to a measurement taken within 2 hours following the index transfusion.
Change in cerebral oxygenation
Time frame: From a measurement taken within 2 hours prior to the index transfusion, to a measurement taken within 2 hours following the index transfusion.
Change in microvascular mean flow index
Time frame: From a measurement taken within 2 hours prior to the index transfusion, to a measurement taken within 2 hours following the index transfusion.
Change in percent perfused vessels
Time frame: From a measurement taken within 2 hours prior to the index transfusion, to a measurement taken within 2 hours following the index transfusion.
Change in capillary density index
Time frame: From a measurement taken within 2 hours prior to the index transfusion, to a measurement taken within 2 hours following the index transfusion.
Change in thenar oxygen saturation
Time frame: From a measurement taken within 6 hours prior to surgery, to a measurement taken 20-28 hours after surgery
Change in downslope of thenar oxygen saturation
Time frame: From a measurement taken within 6 hours prior to surgery, to a measurement taken 20-28 hours after surgery
Change in upslope of thenar oxygen saturation
Time frame: From a measurement taken within 6 hours prior to surgery, to a measurement taken 20-28 hours after surgery
Change in cerebral oxygenation
Time frame: From a measurement taken within 6 hours prior to surgery, to a measurement taken 20-28 hours after surgery
Change in microvascular mean flow index
Time frame: From a measurement taken within 6 hours prior to surgery, to a measurement taken 20-28 hours after surgery
Change in percent perfused vessels
Time frame: From a measurement taken within 6 hours prior to surgery, to a measurement taken 20-28 hours after surgery
Change in capillary density index
Time frame: From a measurement taken within 6 hours prior to surgery, to a measurement taken 20-28 hours after surgery
Change in multi-organ dysfunction score
Time frame: From pre-surgery baseline to post-operative Day 7, hospital discharge, or death, whichever occurs first
All-cause mortality
Time frame: Through post-operative Day 28
Composite of major cardiac events
Time frame: Through post-operative Day 7, hospital discharge, or death, whichever occurs first
Composite of major pulmonary events
Time frame: Through post-operative Day 7, hospital discharge, or death, whichever occurs first
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