Pericardial flushing after heart surgery
Part of Blood & lymphatic, Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This study tests a new device that flushes fluid around the heart after open-heart surgery to see if it works well and is easy to use. It may help patients who have had heart surgery recover more smoothly.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are 18 years or older and weigh at least 40 kg (about 88 lbs).
- You are having heart surgery (such as bypass, valve repair or replacement, or surgery on the aorta) that uses a heart-lung machine.
- You have been given information about the study and can agree to take part by signing a consent form.
- You are not having emergency surgery or surgery done through small cuts (minimally invasive).
- You are not having surgery that involves the chest and belly at the same time, and you have no injury to the diaphragm during surgery.
- You are not pregnant or nursing, and you are not taking part in another study with an investigational drug or device.
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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