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21 and older
Sex
Any
Trial phase
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Purpose
Prevention
Participants needed
60 (estimated)
Sponsor
WakeMed Health and Hospitals · Other
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Sternal bleeding remains an unsolved problem for cardiac surgery teams costing operative time, blood loss, and distraction from the critical operative field. As such, the following is an investigator-initiated trial to determine whether application of a topical hemostatic agent reduces sternal bleeding during cardiac surgery using sternotomy approach.
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Patients are scheduled to undergo on-pump open chest cardiothoracic surgery.
* Patients must be willing and able to provide written informed consent.
* If the patient is of childbearing potential, they must have a negative pregnancy test within 24 hours of the index procedure.…
Inclusion Criteria:
* Patients are scheduled to undergo on-pump open chest cardiothoracic surgery.
* Patients must be willing and able to provide written informed consent.
* If the patient is of childbearing potential, they must have a negative pregnancy test within 24 hours of the index procedure.
* Patients must be at least 21 years of age.
* Patients have at least one of the following risk factors:
1. Undergoing redo sternotomy
2. Have a preoperative platelet count \<150 mg/dL
3. Are on dual antiplatelet therapy (blood thinners) \< 5 days prior to sternotomy
4. Have a BMI (body mass index)\> 35
5. Are undergoing combined CABG (coronary artery bypass surgery)/valve surgery
6. Have chronic kidney disease (GFR \<60 ml/min) or ESRD (end stage renal disease)
Exclusion Criteria:
* Patients who undergo thoracotomy approach
* Patients who are not deemed an appropriate candidate by the investigator.
* Patients who are pregnant or nursing, or who plan to become pregnant during the course of this study.
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