Bone wax to control bleeding during heart surgery
Part of Blood & lymphatic clinical trials.
This trial tests a special bone wax to see if it helps control bleeding from the breastbone during heart surgery. It is for people having open-chest heart surgery with a heart-lung machine who also have certain bleeding risk factors.
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Who can take part
- You are scheduled for open-chest heart surgery that uses a heart-lung machine.
- You must be at least 21 years old.
- You have at least one risk factor for bleeding, such as previous heart surgery, low platelet count, taking two blood thinners, high BMI (over 35), combined bypass/valve surgery, or kidney disease.
- You cannot be pregnant or nursing, and if you could become pregnant, you need a negative pregnancy test before surgery.
- Your heart surgery must be done through a cut in the breastbone (sternotomy), not through the side of the chest.
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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