Application of Capnography Monitoring on the General Care Nursing Unit

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Postoperative Complications

In brief

The aim of this study is to increase the detection of undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and secondly to increase the sensitivity for detection of respiratory depression (\< 6 breaths per minute) in post operative patients on the general care nursing unit.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00457080

Run by

Texas Health Resources

People needed

60

Starts

2006-10-01

Expected to finish

2007-02-01

Last updated by the study team

2008-07-09

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Orthopedic surgical procedure
• Respiration rate < 10 breaths per minute requiring supplement oxygen
• One of the following:
• body mass index >30
• history of snoring
• basal rate of opioid, and
• one event of RR <10 in the post anesthesia care unit.

You may not qualify if…

• COPD
• < 18 y/o
• A diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea.

Where it is running

• Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas — Dallas, Texas, United States

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