CompletedNot Applicable

The Utility of the Validated Intraoperative Bleeding Scale in Spine Surgery

United States121 participantsStarted 2022-03-01

Plain-language summary

This is a single-center, prospective, observational study that will compare the blood transfusion rate between intraoperative bleeding severity characterized using the Validated Intraoperative Bleeding Scale (VIBe).

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 88 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Ages 18 to 88 years * Patients receiving elective open, posterior thoracolumbar surgery Exclusion Criteria: * Patients receiving non-elective or trauma surgery * Patients with pathologic spine fracture or metastatic disease to the spine * Patients receiving thoracolumbar surgery through anterior or lateral approach * Patients receiving spine surgery for debridement of suspected or confirmed infection

What they're measuring

Receiving Perioperative Blood Transfusion

Timeframe: From day of surgery until discharge from hospital, assessed up to 2 weeks following surgery.

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05258487

SponsorUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2023-03-14

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