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Milrinone for Free Flap Surgery

Milrinone versus placebo infusion intraoperatively to prevent vasospasm during free flap surgery

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ANZCTR
Registry ID
ACTRN12605000640606
Enrollment
100
Registered
2005-10-13
Start date
2002-05-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2020-01-13

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Double-blind, randomised control trial comparing free flap surgery outcomes after intra-operative Milrinone or placebo at 0.25ug/kg/min infusion during anaesthesia with a 25ug/kg bolus over 20 minutes after induction of anaesthesia.

Sponsors

Department of Anaesthesia, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne
Lead SponsorHospital

Study design

Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Blinded (masking used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
0 to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

Elective patients for free flap surgery.Serious cardiac disease, stenotic or ischaemic cardiac disease and history of ventricular arrhythmias.Previous adverse reaction or allergy to milrinone.Renal impairment Cr > 0.15 mmol/L.

Exclusion criteria

Inability to give informed consent and patient refusal.

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ANZCTR · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026