Cerebral Oxymetry at Elective Coronary and Valve Surgery.

N/ACompletedNCT01940874

Oslo University Hospital54 enrolled

Overview

Use of vasopressor to maintain Mean Arterial Pressure on Cardio Pulmonary Bypass can lead to decreased cerebral flow and oxygenation in individual patients and this can be detected by means of cerebral oxymetry.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Coronary Artery Disease.Aortic Valve Stenosis.Aortic Valve Regurgitation.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 80 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patient age under 80. * Patients should undergo elective coronary artery bypass grafting surgery (ACB) or heart valve surgery (AVR or MVR). * The patient must be admitted at least 18 years of years. Exclusion Criteria: * Damage to the frontal lobes corresponding to the area where SCO2 monitored. * Patients in pharmacological studies. * Patients with known intracranial vascular anomalies or cerebral aneurysms. * Patients with known neurological disease. * Patients with known undergone cerebral insult, TIA or carotid stenosis.

Locations (1)

Oslo University Hospital

Oslo, Oslo County, Norway

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Cerebral oxymetry values

Time frame: March 2013

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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