Blood transfusion during heart valve surgery
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This study looks at how blood transfusions are given during heart valve surgery. It aims to find the best way to manage blood transfusions to help patients recover better.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are having heart valve surgery that uses a heart-lung machine (cardiopulmonary bypass).
- You are between 18 and 80 years old.
- You are not pregnant.
- You are not having coronary artery bypass or surgery on large blood vessels at the same time.
- You are not having emergency surgery.
- You are not participating in other research studies.
- You are able to receive blood transfusions (no religious objections).
- You do not have a drug addiction or a malignant tumor (cancer).
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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