Right Lateral Positioning of Postoperative Pediatric Cardiac Surgery

Last updated: July 6, 2018
Sponsor: Assiut University
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

N/A

Condition

Holoprosencephaly

Birth Defects

Treatment

N/A

Clinical Study ID

NCT02622152
IRB0000871200
  • Ages 1-10
  • All Genders

Study Summary

Directly following cardiac surgery for congenital heart disease; patients are not receiving routine turning every two hours to prevent pressure ulcers, because a negative influence on hemodynamic parameters is assumed. Investigators have suggested that lateral position may have clinically significant effects on oxygenation in cardiac surgery patients.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age within 10 years with a cyanotic congenital heart disease

  • Hemodynamic stability with no compromising arrhythmia

  • No respiratory arrest

  • Not connected with mechanical ventilation

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Cyanotic congenital heart disease

  • Hemodynamic instability

Study Design

Total Participants: 60
Study Start date:
January 30, 2016
Estimated Completion Date:
December 31, 2018

Study Description

Sixty pediatric congenital heart disease patients were randomly assigned to two equal intervention groups

Connect with a study center

  • Faculty of Medicine

    Assiut,
    Egypt

    Active - Recruiting

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