Intestinal Manipulation
Conditions
Keywords
brain-death organ donors, intestinal manipulation, monocytes
Brief summary
The aim of this study is to study the impact of brain death and surgical small bowel manipulation on the release of different types of monocytes.
Interventions
OTHERblood sampling
cases - blood sampling controles - blood sampling
Sponsors
Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* patients who are brain death * patients who undergo an elective abdominal aortic aneurysm repair
Exclusion criteria
* \< 18 years of age
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| subtypes of monocytes | 1 day | evaluate different subtypes of monocytes in brain-death donors by collecting portal and peripheral blood after lapaotomy and before dissection |
| evaluate effect of intestinal manipulation | 1 day | evaluate the effect of intestinal manipulation on the different subtypes of monocytes and pro-/anti-inflammatory cytokines |
Countries
Belgium
Contacts
Primary ContactLaurens Ceulemans, MD
Outcome results
None listed