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Procalcitonin for infection detection in pediatric heart surgery .

Predictive value of perioperative procalcitonin in early postoperative infection in children with ventricular septal defect undergoing surgical repair using cardiopulmonary bypass

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2022/06/043600
Enrollment
80
Registered
2022-06-30
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-08-02

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: I52- Other heart disorders in diseasesclassified elsewhere

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

PGIMER
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Isolated Ventricular septal defect, Ventricular septal defect with Pulmonic stenosis, Ventricular septal defect with OS Atrial septal defect .

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Acute or Chronic kidney injury Patients having culture proven infection or raised PCT >0.5ng/ml preoperatively. WBC > 12000 preoperatively. Temperature >37.5°C preoperatively . Need of CPB temperature >32°C intraopewratively

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To determine the correlation between serum procalcitonin and postoperative infection .Timepoint: 1 preoperative value ,1 intraoperative value ,postoperative day 0,1,2,3,4,5—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To determine the correlation between serum procalcitonin and postoperative comorbidities ( Ionotropic support ,Mechanical ventilation duration ,ICU stay ,need of renal supportive measures)Timepoint: 1 preoperative value ,1 intraoperative value ,postoperative day 0,1,2,3,4,5.—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactPranitha Basa

Assistant professor ,Department of Anaesthesia and intensive care ,PGIMER ,CHANDIGARH

mganeshkumar19@gmail.com07901001789

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026