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Expiratory Flow Limitation and Postoperative Complications

Completed
Conditions
Postoperative Respiratory Complications
Registration Number
NCT02229591
Lead Sponsor
UniversitĂ  degli Studi di Ferrara
Brief Summary

Expiratory flow limitation (EFL) occurs when flow ceases to increase with increasing expiratory effort. In any circumstances EFL predisposes to pulmonary dynamic hyperinflation and its unfavorable effects such as increased elastic work of breathing, inspiratory muscles dysfunction, and progressive neuroventilatory dissociation, leading to reduced exercise tolerance, marked breathlessness during effort, and severe chronic dyspnea. Our hypothesis is that EFL should affect post operative outcomes like incidence of pulmonary complication and length of stay in hospital

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
330
Inclusion Criteria
  • General anesthesia
  • Duration of the surgery >2 hours
Exclusion Criteria
  • <18 years
  • Consensus not given

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pulmonary complication28 days

Postoperative pulmonary complication such infection, acute respiratory distress, post operative desaturation

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Sant'Anna

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Ferrara, Italy

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