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Albumin Utilization in Adult Cardiac Surgical Patients: Retrospective
Sponsor: University Health Network, Toronto
Summary
All heart surgery patients universally require hydration, which is given through a vein in the arm, but practices for treating patients are not universal. There are disagreements about whether crystalloids should be used alone or in combination with albumin. This question has important implications because albumin is an expensive blood product in relatively limited supply, and 20% of its use is by heart surgery patients. The goal of this study is to learn more about how crystalloids and albumin are used during heart surgery, as well as, key patient outcomes.
Official title: Albumin Utilization for Intravascular Volume Replacement in Adult Cardiac Surgical Patients : A Multi-centre, Retrospective, Cohort Study
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 99 Years
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
505
Start Date
2024-05-23
Completion Date
2026-01-01
Last Updated
2025-11-26
Healthy Volunteers
No
Locations (10)
Royal Columbian Hospital
New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Vancouver General Hospital
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Nova Scotia Health Authority
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
McMaster University Medical Centre
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Kingston Health Sciences Centre
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
London Health Science Centre
London, Ontario, Canada
University of Ottawa Heart Institute
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
St. Michael's Hospital
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Toronto General Hospital - University Health Network
Toronto, Ontario, Canada