Fast-Track in Cardiac Anesthesia

May 21, 2022 updated by: Eda Balcı, Ankara City Hospital Bilkent

Non-interventional Feasibility Assessment for Fast-Track Cardiac Anesthesia

The introduction of fast-track extubation procedures following cardiac surgery has significantly shortened hospitalization times in intensive care units. In this study, it was aimed to determine the obstacles to the early recovery of patients who underwent cardiac surgery in the crisis environment that developed with the pandemic.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Detailed Description

After the time we struggled to overcome the many crises that the pandemic period brought to our lives, it has been clearly seen that the decrease in the number of nurses and doctors and the limitation of the number of beds allocated for postoperative intensive care have been mandatory attempts due to the shift of personnel to areas to fight the pandemic. The fact that cardiac surgery operations are not elective and cardiac patients cannot wait for a long time due to their existing pathologies has led physicians to strive to provide the best service with available resources. To ensure that the cardiac surgery operating room and intensive care beds of our hospital can be used more efficiently and to take initiatives to optimize the recovery in the postoperative period are among the important goals of today and the future. The reason for this is not only to reduce costs and loss of workforce but also to be ready for any crisis time. In addition, it is aimed to perform the operations of critical patients without delay and to successfully discharge them. In the postoperative period, if the functions of many basic organ systems can provide the necessary ideal conditions, the patients can be extubated within 8 hours in fast-track cardiac anesthesia (FTCA) programs. Some problems persist or occur in patients with functional problems such as hemodynamics, cardiac, and respiration who do not meet the extubation criteria. For all these reasons, a prospective, cross-sectional study was planned to focus on daily standard practices and improve areas of failure.

Accordingly, this study aimed to examine the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative characteristics of patients who underwent cardiac surgery, and to investigate the factors in patients who could not be extubated within 8 hours after surgery.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

200

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • Select State/Province
      • Ankara, Select State/Province, Turkey, 06800
        • Ankara City Hospital

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

16 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

Adult patients who underwent elective or emergency cardiac surgery within 2 months

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • All adult patients who underwent elective or emergency cardiac surgery

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients undergoing pediatric cardiac surgeries

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Observational Models: Cohort
  • Time Perspectives: Prospective

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Extubation ≤ 8 hour
Patients who mechanically ventilated less than 8 hours postoperatively
Extubation > 8 hour
Patients who mechanically ventilated more than 8 hours postoperatively

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Extubation time
Time Frame: Postoperative period, up to 24 hours
Mechanical ventilation duration postoperatively
Postoperative period, up to 24 hours

Collaborators and Investigators

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Publications and helpful links

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

April 1, 2022

Primary Completion (Actual)

April 30, 2022

Study Completion (Actual)

May 15, 2022

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 23, 2022

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 1, 2022

First Posted (Actual)

April 11, 2022

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

May 24, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 21, 2022

Last Verified

May 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • MH2.6

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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