Force-Controlled Retraction during Cardiac Surgery

Force-Controlled Retraction during Cardiac Surgery - Force-Controlled Retraction during Cardiac Surgery

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON30719

Enrollment

Registered

2007-05-30

Start date

2007-11-06

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-06-18

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Conditions

sternotomy sternum retraction

Interventions

Control group: 40 patients will undergo a median sternotomy according to the usual median sternotomy procedure. The LIMA will then be harvested using a modified LIMA-retractor. This retractor record

Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Age above 18 without any limitation for maximum age 2) first-time CABG patients with the need for left internal thoracic artery (LIMA) harvesting through the median sternotomy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with history of chronic pain Patients with previous median sternotomies. Patients who use pain medication for other medical conditions

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1)pain scale using the post-operative pain scale 2)use of analgetica 3)quality-of-life through a questionnair	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1)heart rate 2)systolic blood pressure	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)