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Ultra Fast-Track vs Fast-Track Protocols in Off-Pump and Minimally Invasive Valve Cardiac Surgery

RecruitingNAAges 18 Years - anyAllAzienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Ovest Milaneโ€ฆ
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In plain words

What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

Fast-track cardiac anesthesia (FTCA) has gained significant popularity over the past decades due to its potential to reduce healthcare costs and optimize the use of medical resources. This approach has led anesthesiologists to reconsider the traditional model of cardiac anesthesia, known as Conventional Cardiac Anesthesia (CCA), which historically relied on the administration of high-dose opioids to ensure adequate hemodynamic stability and prolonged postoperative analgesia, thereby reducing the incidence of myocardial ischemia. One of the primary goals of fast-track cardiac anesthesia is early tracheal extubation. Increasing evidence demonstrates that early extubation is associated with a reduction in the length of stay in the intensive care unit (ICU) and overall hospital length of stay, resulting in significant cost savings without negatively affecting patients' clinical outcomes. In

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๐Ÿ“‹ Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients over 18 years of age * All patients scheduled for elective off-pump cardiac surgery or minimally invasive valve surgery via minithoracotomy, who provide explicit consent to participate in the protocol and sign the informed consent form. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients extubated more than 6 hours postoperatively * Positive pregnancy test * Patients who, for clinical reasons, cannot be awakened in the operating room, including difficult intubation, respiratory failure with P/F ratio \< 200, hemodynamic instability requiring more than one vasoactive drug, cardiopulmonary bypass duration \> 150 minutes, active perioperative bleeding, core temperature \< 35ยฐC.
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What it tests

  • Fast Track Cardiac Anesthesia (FTCA)
  • Ultra Fast Track Cardiac Anesthesia (UFTCA)
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Where

1 site
Trial Office
Legnano, Italy
๐Ÿค Taking part is your choice, and you can leave at any time. Only the trial team can confirm you are eligible โ€” always decide together with your own doctor.
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