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Air-test as a Predictor of Pulmonary and Systemic Complications After Laparoscopic Surgery

Completed
Conditions
Postoperative Complications
Registration Number
NCT04895527
Lead Sponsor
Dr. Negrin University Hospital
Brief Summary

One of the main risk factors for the development of postoperative pulmonary complications (PPC) in postsurgical patients is the persistence of atelectasis during this period. Therefore, it would be of great clinical interest to establish a causal relationship between postoperative atelectasis and the development of PPC, as well as having a relatively precise, simple and non-invasive method to rapidly diagnose these atelectasis.

A prospective observational study will be carried out including all patients undergoing scheduled laparoscopic surgery, excluding pregnant women or women in the period of lactation, patients with moderate - severe acute respiratory distress syndrome, heart failure, need for mechanical ventilation during the 15 days prior to surgery or with a history of cardiothoracic surgery. Demographic variables (age, sex, weight, BMI), preoperative data (presence of allergies, cardiovascular risk factors, personal cardiopulmonary history, presence of toxic habits, baseline peripheral oxygen saturation, ASA classification, ARISCAT and frailty markers will be collected - Fried phenotype, scale clinical frailty and FRAIL scale -) and intraoperative (duration of the procedure, recruitment maneuvers). At 30 postoperative days the history will be reviewed clinic of the patients and the postoperative complications will be collected. Main objective: to demonstrate the veracity of the air-test in the prevention of pulmonary or other systemic complications in patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery.

Secondary objectives:

* Measure the incidence of positive results in the air-test.

* Demonstrate the correlation between the performance of recruitment maneuvers and a negative score in the air-test

* Demonstrate the correlation between the degree of frailty of the patients and a positive score in the air-test.

Detailed Description

The persistence of postsurgical atelectasis is potentially associated with complications such as pneumonia, acute respiratory distress, and hypoxemia. This promotes other systemic complications such as myocardial ischemia or healing defects, negatively affecting morbidity, healthcare costs, and postoperative survival. Pre and intraoperative hemoglobin saturation levels are an independent risk factor for postoperative pulmonary complications. The airtest, based on the measurement of peripheral oxygen saturation (SpO2) with ambient air in the early postoperative period, is a useful tool in the prevention of moderate-severe pulmonary postsurgical complications.

One of the main risk factors for the development of postoperative pulmonary complications (PPC) in postsurgical patients is the persistence of atelectasis during this period. Therefore, it would be of great clinical interest to establish a causal relationship between postoperative atelectasis and the development of PPC, as well as having a relatively precise, simple and non-invasive method to rapidly diagnose these atelectasis.

A prospective observational study will be carried out including all patients undergoing scheduled laparoscopic surgery, excluding pregnant women or women in the period of lactation, patients with moderate - severe acute respiratory distress syndrome, heart failure, need for mechanical ventilation during the 15 days prior to surgery or with a history of cardiothoracic surgery. Demographic variables (age, sex, weight, BMI), preoperative data (presence of allergies, cardiovascular risk factors, personal cardiopulmonary history, presence of toxic habits, baseline peripheral oxygen saturation, ASA classification, ARISCAT and frailty markers will be collected - Fried phenotype, scale clinical frailty and FRAIL scale -) and intraoperative (duration of the procedure, parameters, recruitment maneuvers). At 30 postoperative days the history will be reviewed clinic of the patients and the postoperative complications will be collected. Main objective: to demonstrate the veracity of the air-test in the prevention of pulmonary or other systemic complications in patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery at the Doctor Negrín University Hospital of Gran Canaria.

Secondary objectives:

* Measure the incidence of positive results in the air-test.

* Demonstrate the correlation between the performance of recruitment maneuvers and a negative score in the air-test

* Demonstrate the correlation between the degree of frailty of the patients and a positive score in the air-test.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
250
Inclusion Criteria
  • patients undergoing scheduled laparoscopic surgery
Exclusion Criteria
  • Pregnant or lactating women.
  • Presence of moderate to severe acute respiratory distress.
  • Patients suffering from heart failure.
  • Patients undergoing invasive mechanical ventilation during the 15 days prior to surgery.
  • Patients with a history of cardiothoracic surgery

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Postoperative pulmonary complications30 days postoperatively

to demonstrate the veracity of the air-test in the prevention of pulmonary complications in patients undergoing scheduled laparoscopic surgery

Postoperative systemic complications30 days postoperatively

to demonstrate the veracity of the air-test in the prevention of systemic complications in patients undergoing scheduled laparoscopic surgery

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Recruitment maneuvers and air-testfrom the intraoperative period (recruitment maneuvers) until 4 hours postoperatively

to demonstrate the correlation between the performance of recruitment maneuvers and a negative score in the air-test

Incidence of positive air-test4 hours postoperatively

to detect the prevalence of patients showing positive in the air-test in the postoperative period after scheduled laparoscopic surgery

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Ángel Becerra

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Las Palmas De Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain

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