Acupuncture and Post-Surgical Wound Healing
Postoperative Complications, Surgical Wound Infection, Surgical Wound Dehiscence
About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Postoperative Complications focused on measuring Cardiac Surgical Procedures, open saphenous vein graft harvest wounds, Postoperative Complications, Surgical Wound Infection, Surgical Wound Dehiscence
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Adults (age > 18) Males/females All races Elective/urgent CABG Open saphenous vein graft harvest University of California, San Francisco, and additional approved hospital sites Exclusion Criteria: Pre-operative Emergent CABG, valves History of peripheral vascular surgery, amputation, severe peripheral neuropathy, immunocompromise, or end-stage renal disease requiring hemodialysis Post-operative Postoperative day 1 (POD1) hemodynamic instability ≥ 4u packed red blood cells transfusion (PRBC)/8 hours, CT > 200cc/hour 3 hours, > 2 pressors Prolonged intubation (> POD1) Altered mental status
Sites / Locations
- University of California, San Francisco
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Experimental
Sham Comparator
No Intervention
acupuncture
sham acupuncture
control
acupuncture to lower extremity postoperatively
sham acupuncture at same sites.
no acupuncture, otherwise the same care and measurements