Factors which may be associated with increased chances of breathing problems after surgery

Phase 4

Completed

• Conditions: Posted for Surgery

• Registration Number: CTRI/2018/02/012124
• Lead Sponsor: Radhika Dhanpal and Surbhi Gupta

Brief Summary

59out of 1170 patients developed postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs).

Univariateanalysis showed that the presence of anemia (hemoglobin < 10 gm%) , positive cough test, type of surgery as emergency surgery, type ofanesthesia as general anaesthesia , increased duration of surgery (> 2 hours),  presence of preoperative nasogastric tube,intraoperative blood transfusion, higher patient age (>50 years), presenceof preoperative respiratory symptoms (cough, sputum, dyspnea)  and increased ARISCAT score weresignificantly associated with the presence of postoperative pulmonarycomplications.

Multivariateanalysis revealed that higher ARISCAT score and patients with higher age hadhigher odds of developing PPC. Patients who had positive cough test andpresence of preoperative  nasogastrictube were other independent risk factors associated with the presence of PPC.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-01-03
• Study Completion: 2016-09-30
• Last Update Posted: 2018-02-22

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1170

Inclusion Criteria

• under general anaesthesia 2.
• under regional anaersthesia 3.
• under neuraxial block 4.
• non-cardiac surgey.

Exclusion Criteria

• age less than 18 years 2.
• obsteteric procedures 3.
• procedures related to a previous post-operative complications 4.transplantation procedures 5.patient with pre-intubated trachea 6.
• out patient procedure (hosptital stay less than 24 hrs) 7.
• morbidly obese.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To determine peri-operative risk factors for pulmonary complications after non-cardiac surgery	Patients were followed up every day till the day they were discharged from the hospital

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Patients who were re-explored had higher incidence of post-operative complications	1 month

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

St Johns Medical College and Hospital; 🇮🇳 Bangalore, KARNATAKA, India

St Johns Medical College and Hospital

🇮🇳Bangalore, KARNATAKA, India

Radhika Dhanpal

Principal investigator

9980506707

radhika.dhanpal@rediffmail.com