post-operative atrial fibrillation
Conditions
Interventions
Half (n=25) of the patients will receive a temporary lead into the spinal cord
and will receive spinal carod stimulation(SCS) for 5 days after the CABG
procedure. Conform the standard procedures for
Sponsors
Medtronic Trading NL BV
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients which will be subjected to an OFF-pump CABG procedure
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients with known history of atrial arrhythmias. 2) Patients which are not treated with *-blockers unless heart rate is too low for B-blockers assumption.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| See protocol page 19. The primary objective is to determine the occurrence of post-operative AT/AF between the start of anesthesia and 5 days after CABG surgery in randomized groups, defined as patients in the control group and patient receiving SCS. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| See protocol page 19, 20. - Description of integral medication related to AT/AF and pain - Description of number of cardioversion - Description of hospitalizations longer than 5 days - Description of blood pressure and heart rate - Description of the total number of AT/AF episodes - Description of the burden of AT/AF episodes - Description of the amount of premature atrial beats - Description of the total number of VT/VF episodes - Description of the burden of VT/VF episodes - Improvement LF/HF ratio of Heart Rate Variability - Description of pain-score - Description of blader function | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed