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The Safety and Efficacy of the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery(ERAS) Applied on Cardiac Surgery With Cardiopulmonary Bypass: a Single Center, Randomized, Controlled Clinical Study

ClinicalTrials.gov · COMPLETED, 2017

226 participants

Abstract

This study evaluates the enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) concept over conventional postoperative care in patients with heart valve disease undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass. Half of participants will adherence to the ERAS, while the other half will under the conventional postoperative care.

Conditions: Valvular Heart Disease.

Primary outcome: The postoperative hospital time; Length of ICU stay; The time of readiness to discharge; The length of hospital stay; Hospitalization cost.

Enrollment: 226 participants.

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Evidence Hub reads this as a randomized trial, done in people. Its evidence level is 2 of 5 (High · randomized trial). Randomized trials of a reasonable size are the strongest single-study design. Reported size: 226 participants or records.

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