Fluid Shifts in Patients Treated With Therapeutic Hypothermia After Cardiac Arrest

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2009-03-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest har shown to improve the rate of survival in a significant way. However hypothermia also causes leak of fluid into the surrounding tissue. This edema could lead to damage to the same tissue, not beneficial for the patients. We therefore try to evaluate if hyperosmolar, hyperoncotic fluid as an alternative to std. treatment (NaCl/RA)could affect the edema in a positive way, and result to a better outcome neurological for the patients.

• Phase: Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Haukeland University Hospital

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Witnessed cardiac arrest,

• ALS started within 15 min.

• ROSC within 60 min.

• Still unconscious,

• Age 18-80

Exclusion Criteria:

• Other malignancies,

• Persons who wake up,

• Pregnancy