Prophylactic intrapericardial placement of a pigtail catheter during cardiac surgery involving median sternotomy and extracorporeal circulation to prevent pericardiocentesis or rethoracotomy due to postthoracotomy syndrome

Prophylactic intrapericardial placement of a pigtail catheter during cardiac surgery involving median sternotomy and extracorporeal circulation to prevent pericardiocentesis or rethoracotomy due to postthoracotomy syndrome - Pigtail study

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00039300

Enrollment

714

Registered

2026-02-10

Start date

2026-02-27

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-04-27

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Conditions

I24.1

Interventions

Group 1: During the operation, access to the heart is gained by making a median sternotomy, and the use of a heart-lung machine is planned. The operation will be performed as usual. Immediately befor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Heart surgery with a heart-lung machine via a median sternotomy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: -Minors -Patients incapable of giving consent -Emergency patients -Patients who have undergone previous surgery -Dialysis patients -Patients with ECLS or Impella

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Necessity of invasive relief of pericardial effusion by means of pericardiocentesis or retoracotomy	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
-Length of hospital stay -30-day mortality rate	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactJan Schöttler

Klinik für Herzchirurgie, UKSH, Campus Kiel

jan.schoettler@uksh.de+4943150022012

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: May 1, 2026