Antibiotic levels in young children after heart surgery
Part of Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This study looks at how a common antibiotic (cefazolin) spreads in the body of young children who have had heart surgery for certain congenital heart defects. It may help doctors learn the best way to give antibiotics to prevent infections after surgery.
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Who can take part
- Your child is between 6 months and 6 years old.
- Your child is in the pediatric cardiac intensive care unit after heart surgery.
- Your child has one of these heart conditions: ventricular septal defect, atrial septal defect, pulmonary stenosis, or tetralogy of Fallot.
- Your child had surgery through the middle of the chest with a heart-lung machine.
- Your child received the antibiotic cefazolin during surgery.
- Your child is covered by social security, and both parents or legal guardians have signed the consent form.
- Your child has not had heart surgery before, does not have bleeding problems or a weak immune system, and is not in another research study.
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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