Blood tests during pancreatic surgery to predict recovery
Part of Digestive system clinical trials.
This study looks at whether certain blood measurements during your surgery can help predict how well you recover after a Whipple procedure. Participation involves extra blood tests, but no additional treatments.
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Who can take part
- You must be 18 years or older.
- You must be having an open Whipple surgery (a type of operation to remove tumors in the pancreas area) under general anesthesia (being fully asleep).
- You must have both an arterial line (a small tube in an artery to monitor blood pressure) and a central venous catheter (a small tube in a large vein to monitor heart function) placed for the surgery.
- You must give your written permission to be in the study.
- You cannot have emergency surgery, or have severe heart or lung disease (such as severe COPD or heart failure) before the procedure.
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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