Method for Improved Intraoperative Blood Loss Estimates

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01634828

Acronym

EBL

Enrollment

Registered

2012-07-06

Start date

2012-07-31

Completion date

2015-04-30

Last updated

2016-05-12

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Conditions

Improved Intraoperative Blood Loss Estimates

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to develop a mathematical algorithm which the investigators plan to use to more accurately estimate intraoperative blood loss.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 100 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

All elective surgical patients

Exclusion criteria

1. Age \< 18 2. Pregnant women 3. Prisoners 4. Lack of informed consent 5. Attending Physician feels enrollment could interfere with optimal patient care 6. Patients who did not have a preoperative hemoglobin measured as part of their preoperative work-up 7. Patients whose preoperative hemoglobin fraction is abnormal. 8. Patients who will likely require an intraoperative blood transfusion. 9. Patients for whom the intraoperative use of the Cell Saver is anticipated.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Estimate of intraoperative blood loss	duration of surgery

Countries

United States

Outcome results