Chylothorax Following Heart Surgery

Stopped early

Conditions studied: Chylothorax

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine at risk populations for certain congenital heart defects or certain operative procedures and to define the associated morbidity secondary to chylothorax - prolonged chest tube drainage, prolonged hospital stay, need for central access and hyperalimentation, subsequent infection.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00215098

Run by

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

People needed

70

Starts

2005-05-01

Expected to finish

2006-11-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-03-16

Who can join

Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients in the congenital surgery database
• patients have developed post-operative chylous effusions

Where it is running

• Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston — Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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