Paresthesia in Hand and Antebrachium Following CardiacSurgery: Incidence, Risk Factors and Clinical Course

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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To describe the incidence and severity of Paresthesia in Hand and Antebrachium in patients that have undergone CardiacSurgery.

Detailed Description
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Some patients report tingling and/or numbness in hand and/or antebrachium after cardiac surgery, but potential risc factors and clinical course are not well described, and the incidence or severity is not known. Many factors may impact on the development of these complaints: age, BMI, pre-operative neurological deficits, diabetes, type, technique and duration of cardiac surgery, positioning of arms and hands during surgery, placement of the arterial line, time-to-extubation and post-operative positioning during this period. The investigators aim to describe incidence and clinical course of these complaints and possibly identify modifiable risc factors in a retrospective cohort of patients that have undergone fast-track cardiac surgery, as a part of the on-going patient-centered quality improvement.

Official Title
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Paresthesia in Hand and Antebrachium Following CardiacSurgery: Incidence, Risk Factors and Clinical Course

Conditions
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Paresthesia, Peri-operative Injury, Complication,Postoperative, Upper Limb Nerve Lesion

Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: adult patients cardiac surgery in the period from january 2022 to december 2023 perioperative data entered into the quality database SafeBrain

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| No paresthesia<br>Patients that had no registration of post-operative paresthesia in hand or lower arm after cardiac surgery | |
| Paresthesia<br>Patients that had one o more registrations of post-operative paresthesia in hand or lower arm after cardiac surgery | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Incidence of paresthesia in hand or lower arm after cardiac surgery | The number of patients with paresthesia in hand or lower arm after cardiac surgery, compared to total number of patients operated in the time period | January 2022 - december 2023 | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Risk factors for development og paresthesia in hand or lower arm after cardiac surgery | Analysis of the variables collected to identify possible risk factors for development og paresthesia in hand or lower arm after cardiac surgery | January 2022 - december 2023 | 
| The clinical course of paresthesia in hand or lower arm after cardiac surgery | Qualitative description of the clinical course for paresthesia in hand or lower arm after cardiac surgery | January 2022 - december 2023 | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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paresthesia upper limb, cardiac surgery, peri-operative complication