Lung protection during open-heart surgery
Part of Heart & circulation, Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This study tests different ways of setting breathing support during open-heart surgery to reduce lung complications after surgery. It may help improve recovery by protecting your lungs while you are on the heart-lung machine.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You must be scheduled for elective (planned, not emergency) open-heart surgery that uses a heart-lung machine.
- You should be in overall good health aside from your heart condition (classified as ASA II or III).
- You must not have had a heart attack within the last 3 months.
- You must not have severe chronic lung disease (like advanced COPD).
- You must not be very overweight (BMI under 35).
- You must not have severe liver or kidney failure, and you must not be on immunotherapy before surgery.
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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