Cardiopulmonary Bypass and Inflammatory Response

Completed

Conditions studied: Thoracic Surgery, Cardiopulmonary Bypass

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine if a difference exists in the inflammatory response which occurs related to coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)surgery performed on cardiopulmonary bypass as compared to CABG surgery performed off bypass at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00167349

Run by

University of Pittsburgh

People needed

37

Starts

2003-12-01

Expected to finish

2005-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2011-04-15

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 90. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients undergoing CABG and/or patients undergoing other procedures (i.e., valve surgery, myomectomy, etc.) in addition to coronary revascularization
• Age: 18 years up to and including 90 years

You may not qualify if…

• Patient is not scheduled to undergo CABG surgery
• Ejection Fraction £ 30%
• Chronic renal failure requiring hemodialysis
• Long-term steroid use prior to surgery
• HIV positive patients (HIV testing will not be required to rule out HIV)
• Status post organ transplantation or on immune modulating drugs
• Presence of severe sepsis in the past month prior to surgery
• Prisoners

Where it is running

• University of Pittsburgh — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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