Monitoring blood flow and oxygen to detect low cardiac output after heart surgery
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This study looks at whether simple monitoring tools (like a pulse oximeter and a device on the forehead) can help doctors spot early signs that a child's heart is not pumping well after surgery for a congenital heart condition. The goal is to help doctors intervene sooner to prevent complications.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You must be between birth and 6 years old.
- You must be undergoing surgery for a heart condition you were born with (congenital heart disease).
- You must be having the surgery at this hospital, not transferred from another hospital after surgery.
- You must have developed a condition called low cardiac output syndrome after the surgery (when the heart can't pump enough blood to the body).
- You must not have been born prematurely.
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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