NCT00673712View on ClinicalTrials.gov

Multicenter Infection Surveillance Study Following Open Heart Surgery

PHASE4CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

647

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

April 30, 2008

Primary Completion Date

September 30, 2012

Study Completion Date

September 30, 2012

Conditions
SurgeryPneumoniaSurgical Site Infection
Interventions
DEVICE

Continuous Sternal Block

Elastomeric Pump for Continuous Infusion of Local Anesthetic

DRUG

Opioid based analgesia

"Opioid Analgesic agents delivered by:~PCA on demand mode IV injections PRN IM injections PRN Oral PRN"

Trial Locations (8)

19713

Christianna Care Health System, Newark

28304

Cape Fear valley Hospital, Fayetteville

35235

St. Vincents East, Birmingham

40506

University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington

44903

Medcentral Hospital, Mansfield

53227

Waukesha Medical Center, West Allis

70121

Ochsner, New Orleans

77030

Methodist Hospital, Houston

Sponsors

Lead Sponsor

Halyard Health
All Listed Sponsors
lead

Halyard Health

INDUSTRY