Cardiac output monitoring after heart surgery in infants v1.0
Research type
Research Study
Full title
The application of non-invasive cardiac output monitoring using ICON after heart surgery in infants
IRAS ID
226760
Contact name
Nigel Drury
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Birmingham
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 6 months, 8 days
Research summary
Following open heart surgery, the strength of the heartbeat may be reduced during the first few days, meaning that it is less efficient in pumping the blood around the body. When we recognise that the heart is pumping less strongly, we can use drugs to support the heart until it recovers. Whilst we have several different ways of monitoring the heart, we do not have a routine way of directly measuring how strongly the heart is beating in small children and this may lead to a delay in recognising that it is weak. ICON is a non-invasive device that calculates how much blood the heart is pumping by changes in its electrical signal and has been used in small babies after heart surgery. In this study, we will look at whether this device can detect a weak heart more quickly than using regular blood tests and whether it can predict adverse events after surgery.
REC name
East Midlands - Nottingham 2 Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
17/EM/0276
Date of REC Opinion
30 Aug 2017
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion