Treatment of patients undergoing cardiac surgery in a Fast-Track-Protocol in specialized anesthetic care unit compared to treatment in a Fast-Track-Protocol on ICU

A specialized post anesthetic care unit improves Fast-Track-Management in cardiac surgery: a prospective randomized trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN71768341

Enrollment

200

Registered

2014-03-11

Start date

2008-05-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Anesthetic fast track protocol in cardiac surgery Surgery

Interventions

An anesthetic fast track protocol for cardiac surgery patients will be compared for patients passing trough an postoperative anesthetic care unit and a ICU. Treatment for both groups contains: 1. Ora

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Every patient scheduled to undergo CABG, valve surgery, or combined CABG and valve surgery

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients who were in cardiogenic shock 2. Were dialysis dependent 3. Had an additive EuroSCORE of more than 10

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Extubation time and Postanesthesia Care Unit (PACU)/Intensive Care Unit (ICU) length of stay (LOS). Primary endpoints will be measured from the time point were the patient reaches PACU/ICU.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Hospital LOS 2. Overall length of intensive care treatment (Total ICT LOS) 3. In-house mortality 4. Low cardiac output 5. New onset cardiac arrhythmia, respiratory failure requiring prolonged ventilation or re-intubation and incidences of surgical re-exploration and renal failure. Secondary endpoint hospital length of stay is measured from the time were patient were admitted to the hospital. Total ICT LOS is measured from admitting the patient to PACU/ICU All other secondary outcomes are measured at baseline.	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Hospital LOS 2. Overall length of intensive care treatment (Total ICT LOS) 3. In-house mortality 4. Low cardiac output 5. New onset cardiac arrhythmia, respiratory failure requiring prolonged ventilation or re-intubation and incidences of surgical re-exploration and renal failure. Secondary endpoint hospital length of stay is measured from the time were patient were admitted to the hospital. Total ICT LOS is measured from admitting the patient to PACU/ICU All other secondary outcomes are measured at baseline.

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Countries

Germany

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 19, 2026