U.S., April 17 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT06930443) titled 'Oxygen Consumption, Hypoperfusion and Organ Injury After Cardio-pulmonary Bypass' on March 17.
Brief Summary: The goal of this observational study is to understand how oxygen consumption after heart surgery relates to blood flow problems and organ injury. The study focuses on patients over 18 years old who are having planned heart surgery with a heart-lung machine (cardiopulmonary bypass).
The main questions the study aims to answer are:
1. How does oxygen consumption in the early hours after surgery relate to lactate levels (a sign of low oxygen supply to the tissues)?
2. How is oxygen consumption linked to signs of poor blood ...