Study to Determine Incidence of Hypoventilation in Patients Who Have Undergone Gastric Bypass

Completed

Conditions studied: Morbid Obesity, Bariatric Surgery

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine if gastric bypass patients experience hypoventilation in the immediate postoperative period, and to what degree.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00316446

Run by

University of South Florida

People needed

20

Starts

2006-01-01

Expected to finish

2009-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-09-20

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Male and female subjects 18 to 65 years of age
• Clinically significant obesity with a BMI between 40 and 85
• Candidates approved for gastric bypass surgery at Tampa General Hospital (*Please note: authorization for gastric bypass will be completed prior to enrollment in study; this study does not pay for the cost of the operation.)
• American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Physical Status Classification I-III
• Able to understand and sign informed consent

You may not qualify if…

• Patients not able to understand the informed consent process, or unable to understand the research protocol
• Patients in which placing an arterial catheter would pose a clinically unacceptable health risk, e.g., bleeding disorders, radial artery malformation

Where it is running

• University of South Florida, Department of Surgery at Tampa General Hospital — Tampa, Florida, United States

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