Clinical Utility of Capnography in the PACU( Post-anaesthesia Care Unit)

Completed

Conditions studied: Respiratory Depression

In brief

Multi-center observational trial with study device blinded in order to assess in parallel standard monitoring and intervention practices related to management of respiratory compromise in the post-anaesthesia care unit (PACU)

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02707003

Run by

Medtronic - MITG

People needed

250

Starts

2016-02-01

Expected to finish

2018-06-15

Last updated by the study team

2020-07-23

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Adult ≥ 18 years of age
• ASA Score II - IV (American Society of Anaesthesiologists Score)
• Patients booked for a surgical procedure requiring general anesthesia care
• Expected duration of general anesthesia to be > 1.5 hours
• Expected to receive intraoperative opioids
• Expected to be transferred to the PACU from the operating room
• Patients with an expected duration in the PACU ≥ 45 minutes
• Expected to be transferred from the PACU to an in-patient setting

You may not qualify if…

• Patients expected to be discharged from the hospital when discharged from the PACU
• Subjects who will have oral/nasal surgery that may prevent wearing an oral/nasal capnography sampling filterline.
• Subjects with a history of severe contact allergies that may cause a reaction to standard adhesive materials found in pulse oximetry sensors.
• Patients with skin lesions or physical deformities that would prevent the application of finger sensors for optimal performance.
• A female known to be pregnant.

Where it is running

• Banner University Medical Center — Tucson, Arizona, United States
• Toronto Western Hospital — Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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