Overview

Preoperative Parenteral Thiamine Supplementation in Patients Undergoing Heart Surgery

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2015-02-02
Target enrollment:
0
Participant gender:
All
Summary
The objective of this study is to determine whether preoperative parenteral thiamin supplementation does prevent the intra and early postoperative increase of lactate and whether this effect is related to the extent of thiamine deficiency in patients undergoing heart surgery. In addition the prevalence of major thiamin deficiency in patient undergoing heart surgery will be determined.
Phase:
Phase 4
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
No
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Medical University of Vienna
Treatments:
Thiamine
Vitamin B Complex
Vitamins
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

- age 18 - 100 years

- planned heart surgery

- signed informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

- pregnancy and lactation

- known allergic reaction to the drugs used

- mental condition rendering the patient unable to give informed consent

- inability or contraindications to perform study procedures