Delayed Rewarming for Neuroprotection in Infants Following Cardiopulmonary Bypass Surgery

Alexa Craig25 enrolled

Overview

This is an unblinded, single center, randomized study of infants with congenital heart disease undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass surgery, randomized to either the delayed rewarming intervention or to the standard of care (strict normothermia).

Control Group: The congenital heart surgery will be performed according to usual practice with the degree of intra-operative hypothermia determined by the cardiothoracic surgeon based on the anticipated complexity of the case. Following completion of the surgical procedure, the infant will be rapidly rewarmed on CPB at a rate of 0.2 to 0.3°C per minute to a normothermic temperature of 36.5°C. Infants in this group will be given a single weight-based 15 mg/kg dose of intravenous Tylenol in the operating room (OR) by the anesthesiologist as the chest is being closed. The infant will be transported to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) for routine post-operative monitoring. If the infant develops a fever, ice packs will be applied to the axilla and groin per usual routine and removed once the fever has abated. Experimental group: Partial rewarming will occur on CPB to 35°C. During the last hour of surgery, the infant's temperature will be maintained at 35°C while the chest is closed by using a BairHugger and lowering the room temperature. Transfusions of packed red blood cells, fresh frozen plasma and cryoprecipitate will not be automatically warmed. Infants will be given a single 15 mg/kg dose of IV Tylenol in the OR. The infant will be transported to the PICU at 35°C and placed on the temperature-regulating blanket. The infant will be incrementally rewarmed with increases in temperature of 0.3°C every 2 hours for 6 hours, then 0.2°C every 2 hours for 6 hours to the goal temperature of 36.5°C. Once the infant is stable, EEG will be performed for 48 hours to screen for seizures. The PI will interpret the EEG every 6-8 hours. The infant will remain on the blanket at 36.5°C for another 12 hours. The blanket and esophageal temperature probe will then be removed a total of 24 hours after surgery was completed.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Post-Op Complication

Interventions

Strict normothermiaOTHER

Delayed RewarmingDEVICE

Use of the servo-controlled cooling blanket for delayed rewarming to target temperature.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMax age: 6 Months

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Diagnosis of congenital heart disease requiring congenital heart surgery on bypass 2. Age less than 6 months at the time of surgery 3. Intra-operative hypothermia less than or equal to 35°C Exclusion Criteria: 1. Concern for underlying coagulation disorder such as hemophilia 2. Death in the operating room 3. Inability to wean of cardiopulmonary bypass at conclusion of surgery

Locations (1)

Maine Medical Center

Portland, Maine, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Infants With Elevated s100b and NSE

In a population of infants with congenital heart disease undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass surgery, does delayed rewarming administered during the 12 hours after surgery, compared to standard care, decrease brain injury as measured by levels of serum biomarkers of brain injury, s100b and neuron specific enolase during the four days after surgery?

Time frame: 4 days

Secondary Outcomes

Number of Participants With Adverse Events

In a population of infants with congenital heart disease undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass surgery, is there evidence for increased frequency of severe, moderate or other adverse events in the delayed rewarming group compared to the standard of care group?

Time frame: 4 days

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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