Comparison of hemisternotomy and sternotomy procedures in obese patients with aortiv valve replacemen

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00034841

Enrollment

1900

Registered

2025-03-06

Start date

2025-01-31

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

I35.0 E66

Interventions

Group 1: Obese patients undergoing aortic valve replacement with sternotomy as the surgical approach Group 2: Obese patients undergoing aortic valve replacement with hemisternotomy as the surgical app

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: BMI = 30, aortic valve replacement surgery at the University Heart Center Bad Krozingen using hemisternotomy or full sternotomy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Combined procedures including tricuspid valve intervention, mitral valve replacement, pulmonary valve intervention, aortic arch surgery, and bypass operations using arterial grafts

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Sternal wound healing disorders, 30-day mortality, and in-hospital mortality	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Length of stay in the intensive care unit, Need for revisions, e.g., after bleeding, Ventilation time, Intraoperative measures such as aortic cross-clamp time, bypass time, and number of blood transfusions, Acute kidney injury postoperatively, Stroke	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactCaroline Gerken

Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Department Universitäts-Herzzentrum

caroline.gerken@uniklinik-freiburg.de07633 - 402 - 0

Outcome results

None listed

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