Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) Gold Standard for Blood Loss

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Conditions studied: Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

In brief

The purpose of this study is to establish a benchmark for measuring blood loss by directly measuring the change in red cell volume before and after surgery and to compare established blood loss estimators to this benchmark in order to determine the most accurate and precise method for estimating blood loss in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis surgery patients

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03990376

Run by

Emory University

People needed

30

Starts

2019-06-19

Expected to finish

2020-09-10

Last updated by the study team

2021-06-11

Who can join

Age: 10 and older, up to 18. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Ages 10-17 years old
• Surgery scheduled for posterior spinal fusion correction of idiopathic scoliosis

You may not qualify if…

• Congenital or neuromuscular scoliosis
• Known coagulopathy or platelet dysfunction

Where it is running

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

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