Personalized anesthesia plan to protect the brain during heart surgery
Part of Brain & nervous system, Heart & circulation, Mental health clinical trials.
This trial studies whether tailoring anesthesia and monitoring the brain’s blood-flow control during heart surgery can improve neurological outcomes (brain-related function and recovery). It may help by guiding anesthesia in a more individualized way and checking how well the brain is protected during the operation.
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Who can take part
- You are scheduled for elective (planned) heart surgery using a heart-lung machine, such as bypass and/or valve and/or aortic surgery.
- The operation is a primary or repeat coronary artery bypass graft and/or valvular/ascending aorta surgery (not just any heart surgery).
- Your surgery does not require moderate or deep cooling (hypothermic circulatory arrest).
- Your surgery is not a transplant (heart and/or lung transplant).
- Your surgery is not urgent or emergency (not within 24 hours).
- You can follow the study steps and communicate in English, German, or French, and you can give consent.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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