NCT00677781

Impact of Microparticles on Postoperative Complications in Surgical Patients

The Impact of Microparticles on Inflammatory Responses During Visceral and Cardiac Surgery

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 108 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Bern · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Microparticles are cellular fragments which are released actively or passively under conditions of inflammation and stress. The impact of surgical operations on quantity and quality of microparticles remains unknown. In this observatory study we investigate quantitative and qualitative aspects of microparticles during cardiac and abdominal operations.

Conditions

• Neoplasm, Hepatic
• Pancreatic Neoplasms
• Colorectal Neoplasms

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-02-01
• Primary completion: 2008-12-01
• Completion: 2010-01-01
• First posted: 2008-05-15
• Last updated: 2011-09-07

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Switzerland