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The Association Between Tau & GFAP and Postoperative Neurological Impairment in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery
Sponsor: Boston Children's Hospital
Summary
Patients born with heart defects often undergo surgical procedures on a heart lung machine. With improvements in medical and surgical management, their survival has significantly improved, but their brain insult has not been paid much attention. This study is to determine the relationship between specific proteins in the blood and brain injury in patients less than 18-year-old undergoing heart surgery.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
Any - 18 Years
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
100
Start Date
2026-05-01
Completion Date
2027-12-31
Last Updated
2026-03-17
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Collecting discarded blood samples
Discarded blood samples will be collected from routine clinical labs collected before and after surgery.
Locations (1)
Boston Children's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States