Acute cardiac care & resuscitation
The protocol of enhanced recovery after cardiac surgery in adult patients: A stepped wedge cluster randomized trial
Study context
- Population
- Adults aged 18–80 years awaiting elective cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypassplanned
- Participants
- 3,600 adults
- Planned comparison
- ERAS strategy vs usual care
- Primary endpoint
- MACCE, postoperative pulmonary complications and acute kidney injury (AKI)
Methodological detailsprotocol, multicentre, About 5 centres randomly assigned to staggered start dates for one-way crossover from control to intervention phase
- Protocol
- Multicentre
- About 5 centres randomly assigned to staggered start dates for one-way crossover from control to intervention phase
No results yet. This paper sets out the design of a trial; its results are to come.
Original publication
The protocol of enhanced recovery after cardiac surgery in adult patients: A stepped wedge cluster randomized trial. Am Heart J. Published 2 March 2024. doi:10.
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