Comparison of the effects on blood oxygen level between two delivery of oxygen methods during long endoscopic procedures

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• Conditions: Anaesthesiology - Anaesthetics; Oxygen desaturation during endoscopic procedures; Airway management

• Registration Number: ACTRN12620000931976
• Lead Sponsor: Austin Health

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2020-09-18
• Last Update Posted: 28 September 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 300

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients referred for upper gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures predicted to last over 20 minutes (e.g. therapeutic endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography)
• Age > 18 years
• Ability to give informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

• Pregnancy
• Supplementary O2 dependency
• Emergency procedures
• Deemed by performing endoscopist as long (>20 minutes) procedure before randomisation
• Patients with high risk for sedation (i.e. presence of any of the following criteria: BMI greater or equal to 35, ASA IV or Mallampati 4)
• Capsule endoscopy procedure

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Comparison of moderate oxygen desaturation rates (<90%) between the two groups, assessed through a finger pulse oximeter.[Assessed per patient, summarised at the end of each endoscopy procedure by the anaesthetist and endoscopist.]