Can a simple blood-dilution trick slash transfusions in heart surgery?

NCT ID NCT03913481

First seen May 08, 2026 · Last updated May 08, 2026

Summary

This study tests a technique called acute normovolemic hemodilution (ANH) in 2000 patients having elective heart surgery. Before surgery, some blood is removed and replaced with fluids, then returned after the main procedure. The goal is to see if this reduces the number of patients who need a red blood cell transfusion during their hospital stay. The study aims to provide strong evidence for a simple, low-cost way to save blood.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • AOU Pisana

    Pisa, 56126, Italy

  • Astrakhan Centre For Cardiac Surgery

    Astrakhan, 414011, Russia

  • Azienda Ospedaliera Ordine Mauriziano di Torino

    Torino, 10128, Italy

  • Azienda Ospedaliera Padova

    Padua, 35129, Italy

  • Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Policlinico "G.Rodolico - San Marco"

    Catania, 95123, Italy

  • Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino

    Torino, 10126, Italy

  • Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Sant'Andrea

    Rome, 00189, Italy

  • Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata di Udine

    Udine, 33100, Italy

  • Chiang Mai University Hospital

    Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand

  • Città di Lecce Hospital - GVM Care & Research

    Lecce, 73100, Italy

  • Dante Pazzanese Institute od Cardiology

    São Paulo, 04012-909, Brazil

  • E. Meshalkin National Medical Research Center

    Novosibirsk, Russia

  • IRCCS Cardiologico Monzino

    Milan, 20138, Italy

  • IRCCS Policlinico San Donato

    Milan, 20097, Italy

  • Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases "Dedinje"

    Belgrade, 11040, Serbia

  • Instituto do Coração - Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina - Universidade de São Paulo

    São Paulo, 05403-000, Brazil

  • Istituto Clinico Humanitas

    Rozzano, 20089, Italy

  • King Abdullah Medical City

    Mecca, 24246, Saudi Arabia

  • Kosuyolu High Specialization Education and Research Hospital

    Istanbul, Turkey, 34903, Turkey (Türkiye)

  • Maria Cecilia Hospital

    Cotignola, Ravenna, Italy

  • Mohammed Bin Khalifa Specialist Cardiac Center

    Awali, Bahrain, Bahrain

  • Moscow Clinical Scientific Center named after Loginov

    Moscow, 111123, Russia

  • National University Hospital

    Singapore, 119074, Singapore

  • OUHSC - University of Oklahoma

    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104, United States

  • Ospedale San Carlo

    Potenza, 85100, Italy

  • Ospedale San Raffaele di Milano, Italy

    Milan, 20132, Italy

  • Policlinico Tor Vergata

    Rome, 00133, Italy

  • Saint-Petersburg State University Hospital

    Saint Petersburg, 190103, Russia

  • San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d'Aragona

    Salerno, 84131, Italy

  • University of Virginia

    Charlottesville, Virginia, 22903, United States

  • Vishnevsky National Medical Research Center of Surgery

    Moscow, 117997, Russia

  • Xijing Hospital

    Xi'an, 710032, China

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